Before I had this class I had already known that many americans were living in poverty. I have friends who are living in it and I even have family living in poverty, so I knew it was real I just never knew why it was like this. This class taught me that so many americans are in poverty …show more content…
Maybe not. America has always perpetuated itself as a country where you have no limits, no matter who you are you can do anything if you put your mind to it. This is just false, this is propaganda, and it is a lie that our country has been telling society for years in order to make our country seem so great. While America most definitely has many more chances and opportunities for a better life than many other countries, when it comes to being fair and equal that just isn’t always the reality. So many african americans in our country do not get the same jobs and wages as white americans, if we had an equal society then this statistic wouldn’t be true. When a typical black household has accumulated less than one-tenth of the wealth of a typical white one, you can clearly see their is some sort of unequal opportunities still going on even in the year 2016. If we had equal opportunity in this country then there would be the same amount of people getting higher education and higher paying jobs and there isn’t. White people have continuously had a higher percentage of higher education and higher paying jobs since forever, this statistic has still not changed and we have had completely equal rights and opportunity in this country since the 1970’s. Learning about these facts in class has made me realize that even though there are laws in place to ensure we all have an equal opportunity in life, it doesn’t always play out like that. White privilege is a very real thing and should be addressed more in society so more people can understand the realities of equal