The Conflicts of the Black Race: Delayed Economic and Educational Progress

this paper is about the decline of progress in the black community none 4/4/97 The Conflicts of the Black Race: Delayed Economic and Educational Progress In the 1960's, blacks, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., fought for their civil rights and equal opportunities. Although they had only been out of slavery for less than a century, they felt the time was way past due for them to receive the same treatment as other American citizens. …

…past 30 years does not mean we have to sit back and wait to hit rock bottom. To accomplish the task of taking control of ourselves, we have to work together as one. If we continue trying to work alone, we will never reach our goals. Yet if we work as a union, we can conquer our failures and continue to move upward and forward. REFERENCES Smith, Ed. Not Yet Over the Hump. Fairbank, Alaska: JAED, 1994.