| 来源类型 | Article |
| 规范类型 | 评论 |
| The status of the dream | |
| Abigail Thernstrom; Stephan Thernstrom | |
| 发表日期 | 2013-09-03 |
| 出版年 | 2013 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Black voices of gloom are a staple in reporting on race. “Dreams unfulfilled” is how the Washington Post describes the racial landscape as the nation approaches the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s electrifying address delivered from the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. The reporter found blacks who had witnessed the speech half a century ago. “I had hoped when I was a young man that we’d see a lot of progress by now,” said Donald Cash, a D.C. resident who is now 68. “But I think we’re going backwards,” he declared. There will be commemorative weeklong events, as there should be. A march on Saturday, August 31, is billed as “National Action to Reclaim the Dream.” In retrospect, was Dr. King’s dream just wishful thinking, bound to disappoint? “We cannot walk alone,” he said. The destiny of blacks and whites is inextricably intertwined. But how to walk together? Sobering numbers from a recent Pew Research Center survey suggest an enduring racial chasm. Seventy percent of blacks believe they are treated less fairly than whites in dealings with the police. Almost as many (68 percent) distrust courts. Fifty-four percent perceive inequality in places of work, and 51 percent in the public schools. Forty-eight percent doubt the fairness of the electoral system, and 44 percent think the stores and restaurants they patronize are unfair to them because of their race. This article originally appeared in the September 16, 2013, issue of National Review. It is available by subscription to National Review. |
| 主题 | Society and Culture ; Race and Gender |
| 标签 | Martin Luther King Day ; race |
| URL | https://www.aei.org/articles/the-status-of-the-dream/ |
| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/255075 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Abigail Thernstrom,Stephan Thernstrom. The status of the dream. 2013. |
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