Advantages And Disadvantages Of African Americans

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Key focuses of the American Dream have been ebbing and flowing, adapting themselves to the generation of the time since the founding of our great nation, such as owning a car, or making a business, but one thing that has always been present was the advantages and disadvantages some have had, currently have, and will have, in fulfilling their personal American Dream. African Americans have been faced with the plight of injustice for centuries, but one cannot say the progress has not been made. Only 60 years ago the the Blacks of America faced discrimination and abuse to the likes of which no one other than can truly understand. Now the Blacks have been set free from their cage of injustice, but they have only had the ability to start learning …show more content…

White Flight, the migration of white americans to different cities because of an increase in minority populations, has ravaged communities across america, and why? Once again a similar conclusion is drawn. People are judging African Americans, and Hispanics, and really all races for their historical identity, and not looking past that into the individual. Mesa is a prime example of white flight. With the influx of Hispanic citizenry moving, and succeeding to get a home in Mesa, the transition occurred from old mesa to new Mesa where there are completely different sections. The white american inhabited section, and the other section. Mesa’s stature was completely eroded because of the the movement of the population into designated pockets in Mesa. If we, as americans develop and strengthen our united resolve, and have the will and need to accomplish something like this, then we can’t be stopped. May we relinquish the prejudices of the past, and allow fellow human beings on this world earth to be given the right prosper which we take away from them, and hold for granted. May we relinquish African Americans, and Hispanics, and all other races from the bonds of judgement. And surpass our predecessors with our acceptance. Driven by longing, African Americans and Hispanics can drive our society forward into a new age if we allow them to learn to walk from the crawl, and catch up to us, step by

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