In this blog I will discuss the brief overview of the introduction to “Workin' on the Chain Gang.”  Mosley says, “We call ourselves most advanced of all he species but show very little understanding for the world we live in.” Adaptation of century and millennium has given hope to allow people to forgive and forget the brutal/rough past. People aren't in control of what they can do or their own abilities. Crimes and ignorance must be only a memory in order to break free from the cold chains. Instead of acting, as if our bonds or links do not exist must stop in order to be able to free ourselves. Everything that is good and bad about America could be found in a person’s race. As opposed to how many advancements human beings have made in technology, we have changed very little towards freedom and life. Mosley says, by the 1960’s “African Americans were still fighting for the right to vote, while technological advancement had brought us into outer space.”

Racism is seen as the factor that rejects unity that could ever be possible among all races. Mass media, various social events such as the civil rights movement or war has enabled the races to come together. Class plays a significant role in all people and their lives. Ageism, poor education, job insecurity, are alive in all cultural groups, race, and religion. Black people have contributed traits such as blues, jazz, rap, tap, slang, and style which has been imitated by the white population. African-Americans are united to the rest of the nation through how each individual is a “unit of labor,” according to Mosley.