There's no question that the black middle class has benefited greatly by the civil rights movement. But there … - Betty Friedan

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For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men.

Betty Friedan

There's no question that the black middle class has benefited greatly by the civil rights movement. But there is a large black underclass that does not have access to jobs. If there's no clear road to income and status except crime, we should expect social problems. You can't solve this problem without addressing the economic issues, and the same is true with gender.

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