There Are No Children Here Essay

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Race and class are related to one another. A community can change based on the class and race in it. Stereotypes and controversies over who better deserves the rewards and prosperity of the American dream is also another factor in how race and class are related. There is a horrible truth that if one is poor and a minority, then one has a hard time getting things they need such as a higher education, better jobs, and respect. I’d like to focus on the African American communities specifically and how they differ from white communities. It’s a given fact that because the Africans were imprisoned and enslaved, they have a lower percentage of successful people within their group. Because of the short amount of time the African Americans have been freed, they have had a harder time with making an “impact” in our world today. Nearly 40 years has passed and African Americans are still having trouble dealing with their…show more content…
The book, There are No Children Here by Alex Kitlowitz illustrates the example further. His book follows the lives of two young boys and how they live and deal with a small case of segregation. The boys live in the developed neighborhood of Henry Horner. The neighborhood is poor and the people live a sad life though they are only just on the outskirts of Chicago’s main parts. Because of gangs and the impact they have on the society, Henry Horner doesn’t receive much help at all. The book also takes place in the 80’s, only 20 years after the large civil movements. People, specifically whites, are just starting to accept blacks into their community and even then they aren’t really connected at all. It’s almost the same in the present. A small percentage of America’s economically wealthy are white and they are only part of the 1% of wealthy. Even if a handful of African Americans were rich and part of that percentage, they might not have that same amount of wealth or
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