another dystopian tale

After reading, in quick succession, three classic dystopian novels, (Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451) i decided that i am way overdue to re-read another dystopian tale, one that is rooted in historical fact - the History of the United States. It may seem odd that i would group the history of our nation with these other three obviously dysfunctional novels. Isn't our nation the great lighthouse for freedom, justice, equality, opportunity, and peace? Well, the U.S. has certainly been kind to me and my family. But how has our nation treated the "others"? People of color, women, our native people, immigrants from all over the world (my grandparents included), people of other religious traditions, people without religion, people of different sexual and gender identities, people without economic means... the list goes on and on. As i revisit the story of our nation, i expect to find answers regarding these and other questions about our nation, and how we compare to these other dystopian stories in relation to ALL of our people. I'm looking forward to rediscovering the history of the U.S. all over again.