Democrat and liberal policies have hurt the black community

Rebuttal 1. in my previous speech, i have noted that these were democrats, but they were conservative democrats who filibustered against the bill. My opponent has refuted the fact that these were southern democrats who hated black people. The Democratic senator who helped launched this filibuster was Richard russel. He was the founder of the conservative coalition that dominated congress. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a republican, but he supported much of the New Deal programs by not repealing much of it and he expanded social security, something strong conservatives wouldn't do. This is an example of liberalism at work against conservativism. Liberalism sought to allow the black people to vote. 2.Pro agrees with me, vast disparities have led to blacks being near the bottom of the socio-economic scale. This is why we must try to aid them and support them so they can become self sufficient. These African-americans are in fact trying to become stronger and wealthier, but they are stuck in underpaying jobs because many conservatisms and their social darwinism don't allow them to access resources "to make them stronger." Much of con's evidence cites results from 2011, when unemployment peaked. current black unemployment is lower then 11.4% that he sited, as of december 2014, it is at 10.4%, down from 16% since 2011, which is proof that liberal policy works. Like Reagan, Obama took office when their economies were in recessions and turned it around with their policies. , money that republicans try to save by slashing people's grocery funds and essentially starving them. It's a fact, people need to survive, they can't get sustenance at their underpayed, minimum wage jobs and still expect to pay for their kids, rent, and other expenditures. My opponent stated that only 3% of minimum wage earners are adults, 3% is a lot of people, thats approximately 1.7 million Americans(4). My opponent cites Ronald reagan and the fact is, he opposed the civil rights act of 1964 and voted against it on numerous occassions.(5) rebuttals is where you refute evidence, not create new arguments. Bringing up school choice is a violation of the debate rules you set forth since you should have brought that up in the constructive. Also, his argument that these african americans should get better education kind of conflicts with his argument against affirmative action. We need a reform in the public school system, yes i support that. I do not support it if it revolves around private schools as you indicate. conclusion: The fact of the matter is, Americans need the government for food, housing subsidies, and social security. My opponent continued ways to solve this problem when the problem is fixing itself, black unemployment is going down, black poverty rates are going down, and their college graduation continues to increase. My opponents "school choice" cannot be accepted as an alternative solution since it was proposed so late into this debate. The thing is, affirmative action in some cases has helped many black americans to attain success, like Obama. Affirmative action may not be perfect, but it is a step in the right direction. The government can't just stop feeding hungry americans by cutting food stamps and such, it's immoral. We as humans need food to survive, and cutting the food supply "to make them productive" is a really flawed ideology. First, people who live off $7.25 an hour cannot support themselves on a 40 hour week making 18k a year and expect to cover all their expenses. Second, it may cause people to get food from other sources like crime. third increasing our minimum wage will help the government to give less benefits and give more americans money to be more stable. Giving education to Americans will not feed them or house them, its that simple. The single most important thing that liberalism has pushed, is the civil rights act of 1964, which Reagan and many other conservatives opposed. The civil rights act that gave voice to the African American's and gave them rights to not be discriminated against. Some democrats opposed the civil rights act, but no liberals opposed it. Liberal policy has in fact progressed African Americans legally and socially. Before 1964, the idea of school choice would have been preposterous to conservatives. 1.http://www.bls.gov... 2.http://www.washingtonpost.com... 4.http://www.bls.gov... http://en.wikipedia.org... 5.http://takingnote.tcf.org... 6.http://www.jbhe.com...