Has MLK's Dream been "realized"? - Income

Over the past years the total income for minority groups such as Hispanics and African Americans have increased drastically. In 1980 the average income for Hispanics was 13,651; African Americans was 10,764. In 2003 those incomes went up from 13,651 to 32, 1997 and from 10,764 to 45,631. Both of these incomes are still not equal to Caucasians which were 18,684 and in 2003 were 45,631. They are still not equal but are gradually getting there.

The statistics also tell a different, sad story. The poverty statistics of the country in 2004 were horrendous differences between Caucasian and African American. The African American poverty lines in total were 25.6, in people under 18 were 35.9 and finally in 65 and over were 21.4. The Caucasian statistics however are of all ages 8.8, of people under 18 11.0, people 65 and older 7.2. As you can see the poverty levels of these two different skin colors are drastic differences.

Overall making equality an issue would definitely help the income and the different poverty levels throughout the country. People say Caucasians, African Americans, and Hispanics are equal but that has proven to not be true. As you can tell by the different in income percentages and major differences in poverty levels. The poverty levels can relate to the fact that Caucasians still get job offers before African Americans and are usually the ones accepted. If people can somehow get the past out of their heads then maybe, finally our country would become and equal country.