The War on Drugs disproportionately targeted minority communities from "summary" of A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
The War on Drugs was a campaign that had severe consequences for minority communities in the United States. While ostensibly aimed at reducing drug use and trafficking, in reality, it became a tool for the criminalization and mass incarceration of Black and Hispanic individuals. The policies implemented under this so-called war disproportionately targeted these communities, leading to devastating impacts on their lives. Law enforcement agencies were given broad powers to crack down on drug-related offenses, resulting in a surge of arrests and convictions in minority neighborhoods. Mandatory minimum sentences and harsher penalties for drug crimes further exacerbated the situation, with many individuals facing lengthy prison terms for non-violent offenses. As a result, the prison population i...
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