Chapter 3-7 of the book <strong>I Am A Man! Race, Manhood, and the Cival Rights Movement</strong>,  by Steve Etes, mentions unemployment and its effect on African American men numerous times. For example, in chapter 4, the author mentions that “low wages, unemployment, and underemployment”, was a major issue in primarily poor, urban households. Chapter five also mentions that in the 1960’s black men in the “inner cities” ages 18-24 had an unemployment rate that was five times higher than the rate of unemployed white men. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the unemployment rate for African American men twenty years or older as of August 2013 is 13.3%, while the rate for White men twenty years or older is 5.8%. I believe that crime and incarceration rates would decrease dramatically if unemployment amongst African Americans could decrease because African American men would have an equal opportunity to survive and handle financial means.