One of the problems of black people was crime and poverty and he realized that they were exaggerating them too much. Criminals are what they are because they don't have money to survive, but the Seventh Ward wasn't all criminals, there were very few of them. Another problem was underemployment in the neighborhoods. Some blacks did not have jobs because of competition between others and also because of the discrimination that existed. Even those who were highly educated and qualified were denied employment. Living in a black neighborhood was like a domino effect. Black people were not allowed to work because they were judged by the color of their skin, which could lead them to steal and become criminals and ultimately poverty would set in in the neighborhood, which was highly exaggerated by everyone. The city complains about “negro problems” while contradicting itself