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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)37. In 1963 the unemloyment rate
for blacks was twice what it was for whites. In 2014 the unemployment rate for blacks is twice what it is for white. For both races, the structural increase has been about 1.6% since 1963. Wealth and incomes are going down for most everyone. Poverty rates are on the rise again for both groups. Incarceration rates are through the roof. What progress that has been made, especially for blacks, is being rolled up like an old rug. I do believe that the standard of living and civil liberties for most Americans are in decline.
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I will also guess besides too white that he is not gay or trangendered and no it is not just about
lunasun
Nov 2015
#53
Why in the good ol' days everything was White and "those people" were kept in their places
951-Riverside
Nov 2015
#5
I will always remember that date November 22, 1963 and John F. Kennedy. I don't
sinkingfeeling
Nov 2015
#23
Decline/Rise: Date-pinning misses the boat and the event 52 years ago is not the point.
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2015
#35
civil rights in 63? access of any kind to abortion in 63? and as for bith control
lunasun
Nov 2015
#57
It's gotten to where I'm pleasantly surprised when progressive things like marriage equality happen
Gidney N Cloyd
Nov 2015
#41
The Vietnam War alienated a generation eager to ask what they could do for their country.
Martin Eden
Nov 2015
#44