Blacks tend to be less affluent than whites, despite our efforts to raise them to our level, because they tend to be less intelligent than whites. Having felony convictions hurts them too. Few employers want to hire someone who spent time in prison.Not in reality they didn't. They got some laws on their side but that didn't give them equal rights, fair voting rights, or fair housing rights. It gave them some means to fight back against racial discrimination. All of those laws have been under attack by the far right since they passed.