rtunity among black men； and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one's family； contributed to the erosion of black families … a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened。 And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods … parks for kids to play in； police walking the beat； regular garbage pick…up and building code enforcement … all helped create a cycle of violence； blight and neglect that continue to haunt us。
This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African…Americans of his generation grew up。 They came of age in the late fifties and early sixties； a time when segregation was still the law of the land and opportunity was systematically constricted。 What's remarkable is not how many failed in the face of discrimination； but rather how many men and women overcame the odds； how many were able to make a way out of no way for those like me who would e after them。
更完善的聯邦（10）
But for all those who scratched and clawed their way to get a piece of the American Dream； there were many who didn't make it … those who were ultimately defeated； in one way or another； by discrimination。 That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations … those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons； without hope or prospects for the future。 Even for those blacks who did make it； questions of race； and racism； continue to de