I was wondering how many pages it would take for folks to pine for the days gone by when everything was better because people knew their place. Thirteen. I guess that’s progress. Although Seneca was very clear about his opinion on the natural order of things circa 1950-1965 many pages earlier, the chorus of agreement didn’t really hit its stride until 13.
There may have been more black-owned business then,. But that was due to the required redundancy created by Jim Crow. There were also twice as many water fountains, back entrances for non-whites, and a Green Book that was required for car travel and survival lest you end up in the wrong town after sundown. Tulsa, Oklahoma also had a thriving black community way back in the 20’s with the prospect of passing generational wealth that was unheard of — until hundreds of residents were murdered and their community reduced to ashes. If you are going to turn to history to underline your point, you owe a duty to tell the whole story. America is better now than it was a generation ago, but, regarding issues of race, it is still not good.