Prior to the Civil Rights Act, blacks went to Ivy League schools, because they were worthy. Now, even those who ARE well qualified, suffer the stigma of " quota " candidate.
In Nixon's first successful presidential camaign, a black Conservative woman, from Chicago, seconded his nomination at the Convention. No one said that she was a " token ". Now ? Now, any black Conservative is labeled a " token " and worse.
Prior to the Civil Rights Act, race hustlers and poverty pimps could be called what they were. Now ? No one had better call a spade a spade. BTW, before the damned FR PC " word police " start screaming at me, that's an old phrase and in this instance, " spade " doesn't mean a black person, but a garden impliment; so there.
Prior to the Civil Rights Act, 30 % of blacks were born out of wedlock , most were married, and many got VERY good educations / graduated from high school. Now ? Now, none of that is true.