African American Study
Based on Mary Patillo’s interview, discuss the following questions:
1. The ways in which the black middle class is different from the urban underclass,
2. The historical, political, social, and economic forces that led to the development of the black middle class? According to Pattillo, what is meant by gentrification?, and
3. Are the majority of poor people in the United States black? Explain.
Film Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWgWGjE3sQ