Personal Narrative: Power

The name of the television show I decided to watch for 30 minutes was “Power”. Power is a drama series about an African American man that lives in a stunning Manhattan penthouse, and the power and success that come with owning a fortune 500 business. He lives a double life of also operation a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential. The five things that stood out to me as being a product of progress since the Civil Rights Movement were as followed. The first thing I noticed was the nice penthouse in Manhattan. In the 60s only about 14% of the population was blacks and about 86% were whites and homeownership for blacks didn’t really exist. The second thing was a white man having sexual intercourse with a black woman. In the 60s
this was looked at as a problem now it’s normal. The third thing was the children attended a rich private school. In the 60s Blacks couldn’t afford this type of schooling for their children. The fourth thing was the personal chauffeur the family had. Back then blacks were the chauffeurs. The fifth thing was blacks and whites owed business together. In the 60s the whites owed the business and the blacks worked for them. Because of the Civil Rights Movement owing a house has directly impacted my life. Federal housing policies after the depression ensured that African Americans were left out of the new suburban communities and pushed into urban projects.