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The initial Status of Blacks in the Unites StatesThe initial status of blacks in the United States "For much of black America life seems suspended. In the bleakness of filth and of the inner cities our people go through motions of living. On the street corners jobless men still wait, among the garbage and rats children still play. There are some features to the scene City blocks are ravaged by the riot, the bums and blocked buildings, the empty lots still stand like silent witnesses to their futile anger"(Lusane C ,1994, p.135).Historically African American have endured a large amount of economic distress. Exploitation for labor for 400 years brought about turmoil. There was no land for the black people. They were not allowed voting privileges now nor then. There was a lot mind manipulation that took place. Lack of self worth was one of their main concerns. The slave owners made divisions between the black people by favoring light over dark blacks put a wedge between the African community as a whole. Black people were also ousted from the community due to their dark skin and discrimination towards them. "Black people are weakened
Fredrickson Publishing Corporation Mitchel P. Empowerment from blacks will come when they understand that the fight will keep existing until they reach a compromise or propose a plan that will both benefit blacks as well as white people. by their own distrust and jealousies of each other by our factionalism and feuding"(Natanson ,1992, p. We need to buy property so that our people can have money left on the family after our relatives die. Racial apportionment within the districts allows for the African voice not to count regardless if the population in a particular area is of a great number. The Republicans of today have clearly decided that our vote is expendable, on the other hand the Democrats take blacks for granted assuming that they have no where else to go they can forget about blacks. In addition, this last election between Bush and vice president Gore served as a great example of injustice on the voice African Americans. blackhistory/1999/blackhistory19992499. Racial profiling allows for police to pull over African American males that are driving for no logical re!ason; except for that fact that they are black.
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