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| The situation of black people in America
The situation of black people in America
Unit 2/ Nr. 7
The situation of
black people in America
Martin Luther King
à the key
figure in the struggle for emancipation (Befreiung) of the blacks
à about
15% are black = 30 million people
a divided black US
society:
black middle class (Bourgeoisie)
à they
are well-off
à they
are better paid and housed
à when
you climb up the social ladder you move into a better neighbourhood (e.g. the
country)
lots of ‘underdogs’ (poor people)
remained in the inner cities forming a big underclass there
à the
hearts of the US cities became slums
à rising
crime-rates, drug-dealing
underclass = 3 million people
people between 18-25 are more likely to be
murdered than to die in a car accident
Washington D.C.: the crime-rate is steadily
increasing
in New York: crime-rate dropped by 65% in the
last 5-10 years
mayor (Bürgermeister) of N.Y.:
Giuliani
police had unlimited rights
à became
very brutal
45% of the inmates (Insassen) of prisons in the
USA are black
more than 50% of black families are without
fathers
the number of teenage pregnancies
(Schwangerschaft) is more than double of white girls
à
it’s a vicious circle (Teufelskreis)
à in
cities slums developed
à the
cities decayed
à lots of
criminals, drug-dealer
economic reasons: in 70ies many people
lost their jobs especially in the inner cities - fringe of society - the
standard on US schools fell dramatically
lawlessness in the streets became the order of
the slums - the value system had changed - not working had become acceptable
à in the
80ies à
economy recovered
à people
didn’t want to work any more - general chance of attitudes - new jobs
would be to have created - school system should be to have
reformed
lots of drug-dealer roam (herumsandeln) in the
cities
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