Blog 1: Workin On The Chain Gang

In this blog I will discuss the introduction to Walter Mosley’s Workin On The Chain Gang. He discusses how the human race hasn’t changed much over the years. He says that we’re “still suffering and killing and hating each other” (Mosley 3). Slavery has been going on for over a hundred years and is still going on today. Technology has been a downfall for us. It has taken us to un-imaginary places, he states “Technology has taken us to the moon, but not before it managed to eradicate millions of un-wanted souls in the search for genetic purity” (Mosley 4). He says that the new millennium will bring forth a clean slate where everyone can start fresh. We have the ability to end world hunger and chose not to. We make our own decisions, good or bad. The government makes decisions based on profit. He says “children are starving but that has nothing to do with business” (Mosley 5). Advancements do not come in time but with hard work. For example, the first steam train was built in 1865, the same year that slaves got their freedom. During the 1960s African-Americans were still fighting for their rights, “while technological advancement had brought us into outer space” (Mosley 9). That shows to prove that racism is a huge problem in society. People have come together and become more diverse due to their jobs. Mosley says “what black people have experienced as a group for centuries many whites now experience as solitary and alienated individuals” (Mosley 15).