WebBlog 4: Where Race Lives

In the "A Tale of Two Families" story it spoke of a family with a kid named Byron. Byron was a black man that found it hard to get a job due to the fact that he was black and during the years of segregation, not many people would hire blacks and if they did they would be the first to get fired. When manufacturing crashed in Chester, PA where Byron Green lived, many people left and the ones who stayed were heavily taxed. Luckily for Byron he received a scholarship to an Ivy League University and due to his parents unstable financial situation, he used his personal money to get to college. Byron's parents sold their home in Chester and moved elsewhere leaving byron in charge of their finances. Racial segregation played a huge role in this mans life and because he was not white and couldn't do what the whites had the opportunities to do. The opposite story of Byron Green, was Max Holland, whose family was very wealthy and thus made him into a successful man. Through the struggles that Byron had to deal with as a child to the everyday struggles he has with his parents finances, Byron has worked hard all of his life and doesn't receive much credit for it. One thing that helps save people like byron is the government's aid. Due to the Social Security Act of 1935, Byron's parents, when they reach a certain age, are able to obtain money now that they are older. Most people today are living off what the government gives them and these same people, are uneducated, have no jobs, and contributing nothing to the American society, but still the United States sends them a big check every month to help pay for their food and water. When the Fair Housing Laws were passed in the 1960's this helped get people who deserve to have homes, have homes. No one could be left out on the street and everyone was able to have an opportunity to live where they pleased. Segregation was now not an issue in terms of housing.