I really try not to get into these discussions, but what you are saying is akin to 'let them eat cake'. If you had black only schools run by black people 'in

I really try not to get into these discussions, but what you are saying is akin to 'let them eat cake'. If you had black only schools run by black people 'in those days', how well equiped do you think they would have been? Where would the black enterpreneur have gotten capital from to provide standard services in his school? Now onto the white entreprenuer who does have the capital and cares only about providing the best service to paying customers..how would black students have been able to afford to pay for that school? There is no such thing as a completely free (or perfect) market , governments exist to ensure that the weak don't get crushed by the strong in the society. Your relationship between racism and prosperity does not hold ANY water either, many of the more successful businessmen in America in the early 19th century were known for their racist views and indeed some of them belonged to the KKK. Among the most innovative people in America today, I guarantee you will find many with deep seated prejuidices. Seriouly, your entire post reeks of intellectual dishonesty or maybe you have not had the time to really think about the issues at hand. </end rant>