A mass movement of the 1960s was meant to assure fairness for all of America’s people. However, in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan ran government policies and tactics that had an immense negative impact on African Americans. In Invisible Jim Crow, Tillotson writes, “To the radical conservative with their emphasis on history and existing institutions (Farmer, 2006) this connotes that Americans should accept the status quo which for African Americans means accepting while privilege as part of the “natural human order”” (Tillotson, p.27). This shows that African Americans do not have a say in what the government decides to do and the restrictions that are put up against them. Some of the things that African Americans suffer from are: welfare reform, anti-poverty programs, and just by being African American.
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(p. 445)” (Tillotson, p.24). As we continue to read, we notice that the people that have made these policies do not see the wrong in them and believe that it is normal to have inequality in the world. Bonilla-Silva writes:
“…policies that presumably will help everybody-but minorities in particular-both groups believe that (1) social policy cannot cure all social ills, (2) blacks deviant culture is a fundamental reason for their status in America, and (3) racism is not the central factor behind blacks contemporary status. (p.8)” (Tillotson, p.
(p. 445)” (Tillotson, p.24). As we continue to read, we notice that the people that have made these policies do not see the wrong in them and believe that it is normal to have inequality in the world. Bonilla-Silva writes:
“…policies that presumably will help everybody-but minorities in particular-both groups believe that (1) social policy cannot cure all social ills, (2) blacks deviant culture is a fundamental reason for their status in America, and (3) racism is not the central factor behind blacks contemporary status. (p.8)” (Tillotson, p.