Have you heard the tragedy of black wall street? It's not a tale the capitalists will tell you...
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Uhhh. Is this a real question?
My black eyes are rolling over here. 😒
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_of_Law was a good read
The book documents the history of state sponsored segregation stretching back to the late 1800s and exposes racially discriminatory policies put forward by most presidential administrations in that time, including liberal presidents like Franklin Roosevelt.[2] The author argues that intractable segregation in America is primarily the result of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels, also known as de jure segregation — rather than the actions of individuals or private companies, or de facto segregation.