Black politicians championed greater penalties for crack: http://prisontime.org/2013/08/12/timeline-black-support-for-the-war-on-drugs/ http://prisontime.org/2

Black politicians championed greater penalties for crack: http://prisontime.org/2013/08/12/timeline-black-support-for-the-war-on-drugs/ http://prisontime.org/2013/08/12/timeline-black-support-for-... http://www.wnyc.org/story/312823-black-leaders-once-championed-strict-drug-laws-they-now-seek-dismantle/ http://www.wnyc.org/story/312823-black-leaders-once-champion... I'm not arguing that institutionalized racism doesn't exist, but this crack vs cocaine issue comes up all the time and the issue has more to it than "It's because of racism."