This is about as weak as an argument can possibly get.
The idea that slavery/segregation/discrimination in America has had an effect is not in dispute. The argument is regarding it’s significance.
[Your hypothetical case study] is not evidence.
I fully agree. I was trying to distill the issue into simple terms. I would argue it’s nearly self evident that opportunity is passed on over generations, and that a head start for a group of people based on race could be persistent over multiple generations.
[The study you linked which shows resumes with black sounding names are less likely to receive callbacks for job opportunities than white sounding names] does not demonstrate irrational discrimination. They did not consider the possibility that a person’s race actually gives you useful information about them.
Are you saying it is appropriate for employers to discriminate based on race?
Jesse Jackson says something about his contrasting intuitions about black and white people...
Per capita murder rates are no doubt higher among blacks. The question is what caused this.
Perhaps you have heard the saying “rags to riches to rags in three generations”. When I look at my family tree I see this happening many times.
You are not being discriminated against (or segregated) as a minority race.
Where I live a lot of the local whites are descended from prisoners who were slaves. They do not form an underclass in any way shape or form. In fact it is high status to have convict ancestry.
They are not being discriminated against (or segregated) as a minority race.
Edit: Regarding evidence slavery having an effect on current day conditions… Here is a study showing “the 1860 slave concentration is related to contemporary black-white inequality in poverty, independent of contemporary demographic and economic conditions, racialized wealth disparities and racial threat. [This] research suggests the importance of slavery for shaping existing U.S. racial inequality patterns.”
The idea that slavery/segregation/discrimination in America has had an effect is not in dispute. The argument is regarding it’s significance.
I fully agree. I was trying to distill the issue into simple terms. I would argue it’s nearly self evident that opportunity is passed on over generations, and that a head start for a group of people based on race could be persistent over multiple generations.
Are you saying it is appropriate for employers to discriminate based on race?
Per capita murder rates are no doubt higher among blacks. The question is what caused this.
You are not being discriminated against (or segregated) as a minority race.
They are not being discriminated against (or segregated) as a minority race.
Edit: Regarding evidence slavery having an effect on current day conditions… Here is a study showing “the 1860 slave concentration is related to contemporary black-white inequality in poverty, independent of contemporary demographic and economic conditions, racialized wealth disparities and racial threat. [This] research suggests the importance of slavery for shaping existing U.S. racial inequality patterns.”