The best contribution he could make to helping poor blacks, he said, was to become a neighbor.

In Chapter 15 you saw the same priest's willingness to use his white contacts to help blacks.

He also became known for his willingness to help slaves and free blacks on an individual basis, through financial and legal assistance.

The process, he said, helps blacks who feel anger over the history of slavery deal with it.

The more that affirmative action is described as an effort intended primarily to help blacks, they fear, the worse its political prospects.

Through financial help or business advice, he helped other blacks to prosper in business.

This development has helped both blacks and Republicans.

The President seeks $80 million next year for public health programs to help low-income blacks and other racial minorities.

Some experts said the new times would increase pressure on conservatives to develop policies that would help blacks to advance.

Subsequent affirmative action and other preferential programs probably helped blacks as well.