Good question to ask them, and you'll get several different answers based on their class in society. I've observed that there are big distinctions between ghetto blacks, and those who have integrated into society as regular citizens. Ghetto people call the regular types "Uncle Toms" or "Oreos". Lots of black Americans are just like us, hardworking and decent. But of many in the ghettos, they are simply not like us. I've had some smart blacks from the ghetto work for me. Highly intelligent, but bad grammar and quick to get angry at certain provocations. They managed to extricate themselves from the ghetto but the peer pressure and lack of good role models there damaged them. So don't paint all blacks the same way, just the hardcore ghetto types are the ones to be wary of. As for Mexicans and others, they can blend into society more easily, I guess. Just guessing.
You might be surprised that even those blacks that “integrate” society seem to have some common traits. I worked with several blacks in programming who seem absolutely normal - speech and actions, with normal Americans but when they were with their own, they reverted to black language (not sure what it was, but maybe street language) and would stop immediately when a white fellow entered the room. Strange to me and had no idea that they would actually do that. Yes, I was actually shocked!
So while I understand what you are saying, I will say that although they may act normal (or white as you might say), they also reverted to their culture when only blacks were around. I thought it strange!
You are so right of blacks. Those that educated themselves as ND have moved into the work force look at life and accomplishment differently. Those who have never broken loose from the poverty cycle continue the cycle.
It takes love,diligence and a strong will to break that cycle but it can be done. I have lived in a mixed neighborhood for the last ten years and have seen both kinds.
Ferguson is the result of multiple decades of public education that has created an atmosphere of hate, entitlement, and defiance against authority.