Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050158803

African Americans. 26.4 percent. and Hispanics 27.0 percent." The Eisenhower Foundation recently published a report that examines what has happened in the 30 years since the historic Kerner Commission report of 1968. Here is one finding from that report: Since the Kerner Commission. the U.S. has had the most rapid growth in wage inequality in the Western world. with racial minorities suffering disproportionately. . . . [T]here cannot be meaningful progress in closing the racial divide without an economic corollary." The problem is not only urban. An American Indian in Minneapolis or a MexicanAmerican immigrant in Willmar. Minnesota might still not receive fair consideration from too many potential employers. With historic Civil Rights legislation through the years. we have largely transcended the most blatant policies of racial prejudice and segregation in our country.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
African Americans American Indian
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
PAUL WELLSTONE
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MN
Gender
M
Date
1998-06-24
Speech ID
1050158803
Paragraph
#0
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