I believe they are kept more like pets by the likes of Sharpton, Jackson and other like minded so called civil rights leaders.
Even during the worse times of segregation I believe black on black crime was not as prevalent as it is now, also believe the level of education was much higher and respect for the family structure was still intact.
I blame people like Sharpton, Jackson, and Gates for keeping blacks angry.
My brother in law would disagree. He has always contended that the reason the crime rates in cities like Indianapolis increased during the 70’s is because they started reporting B-o-B crime which they had never done before. Don’t know if that is true, but he grew up in Indy and said the crime was there it just wasn’t reported because it happened in certain neighborhoods to certain people.