Cities 07

W.E.B.Du Bois wrote about color prejudices in Philadelphia and what are the odds to the development of the Negro under privileged living there then. He was highly intelligent and wrote a lot of things about life in American by then. I was convinced by the way he decribed the hardship of the black and how the society was trying to make them understand their role as inferior in the society.This project will try to draw comparison between color prejudice during the 1899 in Philadelphia and what changes has taken place in modern days. The first part will deal with the social aspect , that is how negro where not considered in any important social gathering and where alway in the dark and the changes modern days blacks has taken.The second will talk about environmental and educational problems that blacks faced during those day and how these two resulted into poverty and a very poor environment,and what are the changes that has taken place in most of the black communities today. His work made it clear how color prejudice used to be carryout.
Although there were others groups suffering in Philadelphia , they blacks ( negro ) was the ones who suffered the most. They where faced with social problems like labor , crime , poverty and ignorance, which their lives making changes almost impossible affected , but not to exclude that societal preception of blacks was not positive by then . These problems have changed over time and have become more internalized and comes out unconsciously these days. That is to say, people's discrimination comes out when the don’t expect it , for example when a black man is in a white neighbor hood, they white usually calls the police of fear that he/she might do something ill legal . A description of how blacks used to lived shows that they were “ haunts of note criminals , male and female , of gamblers and prostitutes , and at the time of many poverty stricken people decent but not energetic “ ( p 121). Basically people living in this conditions have no social respect or if they do low social respect. Blacks were totally not considered for better jobs , so they jobs they had were, stevedores, porters, laborers and laundress . It is just hand to mouth jobs with low esteem . Realistically , social respect comes with good jobs and better living conditions. Today , the social conditions of blacks have changed drastically . They occupies jobs , crime rate is still high( in some areas) but prostitution in most part of the country is ill legal . Black people has change their lives and developed a sense of respect, but the perception has not gone away that black people are dangerous.They do envolved in entertainment and most social functions with high repect from all race.
The people were poor and so it obvious for them to live in poor environment. Lack of good education will creates jobs of low income , which can be manifested in the environment . It is definite that not all blacks were poor but majority were. If we take America today , blacks have a lot of power and some holes political power and even aspiring for president . Research shows that the black middle class is rapidly improving than the rest of the colors in the country. Although I am drawing a line between two different eras but it is important to know the changes cities has undergone over the pass years. In Philadelphia today, in most hoods it still looks poor , but on the other hand other areas has developed because of racial discrimination does not exist .
This essay tried to show how the racial discrimination was bad and how it is now in America. The first part talked about the problems of negros when Du Bois wrote this essay and when further to show how modern days social discrimination has taken a new form. The second part talks about how education been the main cause of the environmental set back and how balcks has improved on that for the better.

The people were poor and so it obvious for them to live in poor environment. Lack of good education will creates jobs of low income , which can be manifested in the environment . It is definite that not all blacks were poor but majority were. If we take America today , blacks have a lot of power and some holes political power and even aspiring for president . Research shows that the black middle class is rapidly improving than the rest of the colors in the country. Although I am drawing a line between two different eras but it is important to know the changes cities has undergone over the pass years. In Philadelphia today, in most hoods it still looks poor , but on the other hand other areas has developed because of racial discrimination does not exist .
This essay tried to show how the racial discrimination was bad and how it is now in America. The first part talked about the problems of negros when Du Bois wrote this essay and when further to show how modern days social discrimination has taken a new form. The second part talks about how education been the main cause of the environmental set back and how balcks has improved on that for the better.