Unit 8 - Turning Points

Monday, May 14, 2007

Has MLK's dream been realized?

Martin Luther King's dream was for the equality of the races. In terms of labor, this is not yet true. Blacks comprise 13% of the population, but only make up 10.7% of the employed workforce. That alone is not so bad, but the percentage of African Americans in management positions is only 5.9%, and only 3.2% are CEO's. Black people have come very far since the 1960's, but they still have a ways to go in terms of labor.

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