Over the past few weeks I have been accumulating Information about the economy over the past fifty something odd years, and to say the least I was blown away by my findings. My discussions mainly centered on the economy through the 1960’s which was in the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. Two weekends ago I made a trip home to Topeka to speak with my Grandmother, Nina Whitten (73 years old) about what she remembered about the economy back during that time period. This particular topic was a fascinating one to talk about for the both of us. Her first memory was about the jobs that black folks were practically forced to take because there were not very many options. Those jobs included mainly domestic jobs such as house cleaning, retail, working
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While I did ask him some of the same type of questions I asked my Grandmother, we mainly focused on the family aspect of the economy. He told me that black families usually lived on farm land, and if not there then they lived in lowly apartments in the intercity. He continued to say that the lack of resources that families of color had led to them staying together on a larger scale. It was rare for certain members of the family to branch away in the slightest bit. That would stay the same until the 70’s when more mass transportation methods were introduced giving more black families the chance to start a new life. The next thing he told me was the most interesting part of my entire phone call with him. We stuck with the family theme and I asked if anybody in the family went to college, he said that when the family sensed a special kid the entire family would raise the money to send that one kid to college when it was time for them to go. I thought that was fascinating because it showed how entire families were sacrificing everything just so that one member of the family could lead a special life.
Moving forward, I think this four year run with current President of the United States, Donald Trump will have a lot to do with our economy down the line. I really believe that this country could be in a terrible place with the economy if this wall
While I did ask him some of the same type of questions I asked my Grandmother, we mainly focused on the family aspect of the economy. He told me that black families usually lived on farm land, and if not there then they lived in lowly apartments in the intercity. He continued to say that the lack of resources that families of color had led to them staying together on a larger scale. It was rare for certain members of the family to branch away in the slightest bit. That would stay the same until the 70’s when more mass transportation methods were introduced giving more black families the chance to start a new life. The next thing he told me was the most interesting part of my entire phone call with him. We stuck with the family theme and I asked if anybody in the family went to college, he said that when the family sensed a special kid the entire family would raise the money to send that one kid to college when it was time for them to go. I thought that was fascinating because it showed how entire families were sacrificing everything just so that one member of the family could lead a special life.
Moving forward, I think this four year run with current President of the United States, Donald Trump will have a lot to do with our economy down the line. I really believe that this country could be in a terrible place with the economy if this wall