All That's Interesting
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In the early 1980s, a rock of crack cocaine went for as little as $5. Due to its cheap price and high purity, it spread like wildfire across America — and police responded by racking up arrests in the inner cities and militarizing for the "War on Drugs."
Even though a 1994 survey showed that far more white people were using crack, Black people were more likely to be punished for crack offenses. From 1991 to 2016, African Americans were sent to federal prison about seven times more often for crack offenses than whites. Among drug offenders with little or no prior record, Black people were sent to federal prison 40 months longer on average than white people.
See the real history of America's crack epidemic in these raw images: https://bit.ly/2LQLZX1
6h ·
In the early 1980s, a rock of crack cocaine went for as little as $5. Due to its cheap price and high purity, it spread like wildfire across America — and police responded by racking up arrests in the inner cities and militarizing for the "War on Drugs."
Even though a 1994 survey showed that far more white people were using crack, Black people were more likely to be punished for crack offenses. From 1991 to 2016, African Americans were sent to federal prison about seven times more often for crack offenses than whites. Among drug offenders with little or no prior record, Black people were sent to federal prison 40 months longer on average than white people.
See the real history of America's crack epidemic in these raw images: https://bit.ly/2LQLZX1