For example, in a class powerpoint he stated that "...The way black people have adapted to poverty and racism, and yet in emerged relatively unscathed, is a peculiar quality which Americans should commend” (Ladner, xxiii). You can see their strength and resilience. They've been through so much but they won't give up. They will continue to challenge, fight, resist and survive. They also have an exceptionally strong sense of unity. Even in prison, they will form a bond. For example, according to Comfort, “[T]he growing appreciation of togetherness behind bars. . .through their efforts to create strong inclusive bonds with their incarcerated partners... (101-103). This shows that unity and solidarity is the asset they have in their communities and has made an impact on these communities. On the contrary, they now have many unfortunate deficits in their current lives. One of the deficits is the fight against unemployment, which contributes to the poverty in which they are kept. As a result of this unjust creation of inequality, African Americans face employment and reemployment challenges while white Americans do not. For example: “Racial stratification of work experience even extends to unemployment and reemployment rates. In times of economic difficulty, whites are much more likely than blacks to find employment.” This shows that given the class system we have in this country, African Americans are placed at the bottom of that system. This is due to the racial inequality that arises from the classist nation when white people are hired and rehired, but African Americans are not. Instead, they are proportionately displaced economically as many disadvantageous elements of the system prevent them from accessing economic opportunities. For example,