Harry J. Anslinger was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, formed in 1931. In 1937 he said, in testimony before congress:
"There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from marijuana usage. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers and any others."
"... the primary reason to outlaw marijuana is its effect on the degenerate races."
This friendly reminder of the origins of our War on Drugs is brought to you by Walter in Denver, purveyor of sane opinion for over one year.
Posted by Walter at August 11, 2003 09:43 PMAwesome. Thanks for that nice little bit of history.
Posted by: Magyar at August 21, 2003 12:59 AM