My theory: as soon as black people were no longer owned and exploitable by the tobacco and cotton plantations the plantation owners put out a secret bounty on black men, women, and children (dead or alive). And when the lynch mobs started drawing too much attention to their solution for their workforce turned infestation problem? They opted for the quieter more systemic dismantling of black people and their communities. Stunting generations educationally, culturally (with an edited, false, and hole-riddled concept of "Black history") and institutionally. Trying their damnedest to keep blacks out of any form of power or influence across the board. So it would seem that with the progress made in the last 50-60 years those with the power ( not to be confused with those seen with power) have decided to expedite the process by returning to policy A) "blacks are either to be sent to Massa or the undertaker." The difference now is, the lynch mob gets the guns and uniforms from the government and say they want to protect us. Now it's the taxpayers paying the bounty in quota bonuses or the murders get payed a well timed 3 month break and covered legal fees. It all depends on what they pull second the trigger or cuffs. Given that option it's no surprise that there's no shortage of dead and terrified black people in the country.