it was a combination of the mostly Democrat Black Congressional Caucus and Republicans who wanted these laws for the purpose of getting rid of those offenders who were causing the most damage to Black communities. So it wasn't racist, the purpose of the harsher sentences was to PROTECT Black communities.
Here we go.
The 'it can't be racist because some black people supported it' argument.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
