More than a hundred years ago the Europeans brought slaves to North America. The blacks found themselves in the midst of prejudice whites with no way out. When the blacks came over Jim Crow laws were incorporated. With these laws it was near impossible for blacks to rise in the white world. Booker T. Washington was the first black to rise to any prominence in this time. In the early 1900's blacks however began to …showed first 75 words of 611 total…

…showed last 75 words of 611 total…in the civil rights movement but as a political icon also. His message was and still is well liked by both blacks and whites, as he sends the message of true equality and not just power to blacks. Poverty, education, and racism are still part of today's society and in political battle with each other, but the efforts of all the blacks are paying off for everyone. The world does seem to be getting better.