A friend of mine says that Nixon pursued the drug war deliberately against black Americans. Is this (or a version of it) true? What are confirmed elements of the story, versus mere accusations or insinuations?
There's quote from Nixon aide John Erlichman that frequently makes the rounds, here's /u/Takeoffdpantsnjaket 's take. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/hjeu1a/according_to_many_nixons_aide_john_erlichman/fwmatr8/
also a post from /u/jbdyer https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/n9fi4m/is_the_did_we_know_we_were_lying_about_the_drugs/gxoazsi/