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。

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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