Could it be they they have been "helped in that movement away from those values? Please understand that my question does not imply that the abandonment of self-responsibility is in any way acceptable. It didn't happen in a vacuum overnight. Just say'n.
Johnson destroyed the black family, and because of that, also destroyed black society. Lincoln freed the slaves, Johnson nullified his emancipation proclamation. But when any pol suggests an end to welfare? Racist!