The Col War, Is Ye, Aye, Exactly.

In 19 71, richard mill house nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one. Soon after that declaration, us press began to discuss a new war on drugs. Now this war was launched just as the us War in v at nob started finally end. And spoilers, it wasn't any more successful. Neson's goal, though, had never actually been to stop drug use. He started the war on drugs because he wanted to win the support of southern white voters who had gone democratic for generations. Ultimately, this back lash against the civil rights movement was occurring at cisely the same moment that there was economic collapse in communities of color across America.