12 years ago, Midway, Alabama native, REVEREND JESSE LEE PETERSON said,

“I’m convinced that the lack of moral character in many black men is the primary cause of the breakdown of the black family, high crime rates, domestic violence and other social problems within the black community.
Black families once were strong but today 70 percent of black children are born out of wedlock and black men comprise nearly 50 percent of the prison population." http://www.wnd.com/2003/10/21400/