Donald Trump has made no secret of his longing for a time when discrimination against Black people was not just common, but totally legal. His policies as president seem designed to bring back those times.

He has largely shut down the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and what is left of it seems mostly devoted to harassing those who pursued efforts to reverse centuries of discrimination rather than stopping ongoing discrimination against Blacks as workers, homebuyers, or consumers. This also seems to be the case with his drive against “antisemitism” at major universities.

Trump also seems to be determined to rewrite American history so that young people will have less knowledge of the nation’s history of racism. And he even wants to improve........

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