the roots of discrimination are economic

“The struggle began with the problem of buses and lunch counters and theaters — in a word, with the problem of dignity,” Bayard Rustin, who organized the effort that brought 250,000 people to the Mall, wrote in the march’s aftermath. “But since the roots of discrimination are economic, and since, in the long run, the Negro, like everyone else, cannot achieve even dignity without a job — economic issues were bound to emerge, with far-reaching implications.”

Great piece. I guess a rising tide lifts all boats. Of course the only way for blacks to reach economic parity with whites is to actually earn more than whites.