Nixon Adviser Admits the War on Drugs Was Really a War on Black People

A Nixon adviser has confirmed something that many of us already knew—the War on Drugs was a sham. The revelation came up as author Dan Baum was writing a book about drug prohibition and how that was influenced by politics, Jezebelreports.

A 1994 quote from former Nixon policy advisor John Ehrlichman explains just what the intention was behind the alleged efforts to keep America’s streets clean.

However, this wouldn’t be the only campaign used to disrupt black communities. During Regan’s era, CIA agents actually leaked heroine into African-American neighborhoods which led to the ‘80’s crack epidemic and a mass incarceration of African-American men. The effects of those policies are seen today where a disproportionate number of black men are jailed for minor drug offenses in comparison to others.

History, man.