“Promised Land “ by Nicholas Lemann analysis

Life on The Southside In the southern United States cotton has been king for a couple of centuries. In the early days of the cotton plantations there were black slaves that tilled the land planted and raised the cotton until it was ready to be harvested by them. The practice of slavery was abolished at the end of the Civil War and there was a large number of blacks without work, education or any way …

…as soon as possible because it is not getting any better. The downfall of this “promised land” is the gangs, single parent families, drug abuse, alcoholism, no jobs, and of course crime. If all of these factors could be taken care of it will have to come from inside the projects because no one else can help these people get rid of their drug habits or being responsible enough to take care of their children.