There are quotes from the Nixon admin stating it was to disenfranchise and paint as criminals leftists and black people, and they negotiated similar restrictions in trade deals impacting global drug trade & laws.
Racism was a major part of it, but the broader picture includes neoconservatives oppressing a growing neoliberal and progressive left majority through the 60s and growing a bigger for-profit prison system that requires slaves to maintain profit margins.
There are quotes from the Nixon admin stating it was to disenfranchise and paint as criminals leftists and black people, and they negotiated similar restrictions in trade deals impacting global drug trade & laws.
Racism was a major part of it, but the broader picture includes neoconservatives oppressing a growing neoliberal and progressive left majority through the 60s and growing a bigger for-profit prison system that requires slaves to maintain profit margins.
There is no limit to the lengths small-souled men will go to for the opportunity to look down on their betters