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Those pathologies lead to elevated levels of criminality, which then led to disproportionate incarceration. thats the kind of story mainstream politics tells about this era. whats wrong with that story? >> i dont any theres anything pathological about the african-american community at all. i think the african-american community, you know, if you go into particularly deprived or poor african-american communities and you see certain behaviors you that feel may not be suitable, say, at harvard or, ...

The legacy of racism and jim crow created this kind of segregation and poverty. the poverty created these "pathologies." you hear this all the time as embodied in the moynihan report. those pathologies lead to elevated levels of criminality, which then led to disproportionate incarceration. thats the kind of story mainstream politics tells about this era. whats wrong with that story? >> i dont any theres anything pathological about the african-american community at all. i think the african-ameri...