What central idea is conveyed about minorities and the parts they played in the settling of the american west?

Some minoritiy groups who played a role in the American settling in the West is African-Americans, Mexicans and Asians, for example.

African-Americans, Mexicans and Asians were the other faces of the American West. They were everything a person could be at the time. From cowboys, explorers, miners, scouts, outlaws and lawmen, they played a huge part in the West.

The central idea is that the West, as well as America as a whole, was built upon diversity, and cooperation, regardless of where you come from and the color of your skin. Minorities have always been and will always be there, no matter the time and how big the role, but they're part of every story.

where is the passage?

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the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.