I don't bring up the 50's and early 60's to say blacks should be in their place. I bring it up to point out that blacks were making huge gains in living standard and wealth. It all came to a screeching halt in 1965. Why?

The people who were in power and passing laws were racists. LBJ was one of the worst racists to ever hold power, certainly since Woodrow Wilson. Why would a racist push for passage of any law that would advance the lives of blacks. Malcolm X was exactly on target with what he said. Racists will do their best to convince you they are your friend and you just need their solutions. Meanwhile your supposed enemy is pushing for charter schools to get your children out of bad schools. Pushing for accountability for teachers. Trying to get cities to lessen zoning requirements to get more housing built to lower prices.

I refer to people like Thomas Sowell, Lee Elder, and Walter Williams because their research is fact based, accurate, and backed with footnotes and sources. They don't want your money. They don't want your vote. They have nothing to gain except educating. Anyone who tells you anything who has votes, money, or power to gain from you should be looked at with skepticism, white or black.