Topic: Seneca Village

The discussion highlights historical instances where Black communities thrived, such as Seneca Village in New York and Black Wall Street in Tulsa, only to be destroyed by elite interests or racial violence. Dr. Hattery argues that the criminal justice system replaced Jim Crow as the primary tool for suppressing Black economic power. She notes that the Jim Crow system was economically inefficient for poor whites because it required the costly duplication of every public institution.