Pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” intrigued me. The phrase’s commonly accepted meaning evolved, and now when we tell people to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps,” it’s implying that socioeconomic advancement is something that everyone should be able to do. I thought this statement to be deceptive since the wealthy get government assistance to preserve their riches and not for the poor. The Washington Post has identified how government use taxes to help give aid to the rich. It safe to say that everyone didn’t get to have the same opportunities and support to pull themselves by their own bootstrap. We must recognize that before America was imposing sanctions on Russia, America has imposed sanctions on African Americans. Slavery and racial segregation are two examples. During beginning of slavery in 1619, African Americans weren’t allowed to read, write or to own houses or land, setting Africans back 246 years until they were freed. Segregation exhibits these distinct differences from showing conditions of sections for Black and the sections for Whites. Even Buy Where You Can Work campaign and other penalties were imposed on Blacks since they were not permitted to have education, jobs, or any other kind of employment. Despite Blacks overcoming these obstacles Black communities in major cities and across America are still trying to catch up. Artist Beulah Wood is widely recognized artist in the artistic world. However, in her quest to become a well-known artist, she encountered many difficulties. These challenges were placed because of segregation. Segregation blocked her from getting into an art school. Segregation had forced and told her that the only place for a colored person in America is in domestic services. Even though Beulah had overcome all her obstacles, her turning point was being able to attend to art school abroad. The claim pull yourself up by your bootstrap should only be used when all resources are distributed equally.  This tides in with my last post looking beyond the surface post on blog two. Specifically looking into the statement what’s really the truth is not just what we see. Using the phrase “Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” as a way to disparage Black Americans and the terrible history behind it. This has been a tactic that has been used for decades. The history of America is a very sensitive topic that stirs a lot different interceptions. Some believe in outdated tactics; some believe in New tatics and other are being oppressed. No matter how someone wants to digest the truth is subjective. However, the truth itself is not subjective but objective. Here’s the truth that America economic strives of the backs of African American. A concept that is so ingrained into American history, that we see it playing out even today. American has allowed it business to go to other countries to fill this void. America has not pull itself up from their own bootstrap. So the question is why would anyone  feel incline, to have other individuals to do so.