17.目的是aim at

16.种族隔离剥夺了他们许多权利

the segregation take away many of their rights

15.接近一半的人口nearly half the population

14.非裔美国人社区

African-American community

13.从毁坏中恢复过来

recover from the destruction

12.从过去的黑暗中走出

come out of its dark past

11.远远落后　 far behind

10.伤痕很深　 the scars run deep

9.伤口愈合很慢　 be slow to heal

8.大萧条　 the Great Depression