War Against Black Males and The Law

Thomas Jefferson once said, “we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal”. Shortly after this statement America soon discovered that “all men” pertained to the average white male. After years of developments, the U.S. begin to slowly accept minorities as equals in society. However, research displays that there is still a racial disparity between White and Black men. This paper will observe the racial imbalance in society by closely examining the data collected of those individuals in the U.S prison system. It will also illustrate how drug laws play a major role in the incarceration of Black men. Finally, this paper will focus on how improving drug laws to be more equal could lessen the racial imbalance in the U.S. prison system.