Reverend Eugene Rivers - Unlike many of our ancestors, who came out of slavery we have produced “a generation who [do] not know the ways of the Lord”—a “new jack” generation, ill-equipped to secure gainful employment even as productive slaves.

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**But, remarkably, the tragedy we face is still worse. Unlike many of our ancestors, who came out of slavery and entered this century with strong backs, discipline, a thirst for literacy, deep religious faith, and hope in the face of monumental adversity, we have produced “a generation who [do] not know the ways of the Lord”—a “new jack” generation, ill-equipped to secure gainful employment even as productive slaves. **

https://bostonreview.net/archives/BR17.5/rivers.php

Reverend Eugene Rivers.

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/reverend-eugene-rivers

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