Ralph Ellison masterfully conveys the deep and powerful message that Black people are eliminated socially and economically as unwanted members of American society in his book Invisible Man. Invisible Man illustrates the inequality created by ingrained how integration African-Americans like the Vets are locked up and isolated from society, the rigors and difficulties that come with trying to obtain a higher end even when it is obtained it still doesn’t level the playing field.

In this society where Black people have less opportunities to maintain wealth and are eliminated by incarceration.

In 2015, The New York Times reported that college educated Blacks earn less than college educated whites, experiencing lower lifetime earnings (Patricia