history, education, race Haleigh Dixon history, education, race Haleigh Dixon

THE CRACK COCAINE EPIDEMIC OF THE 1980s

The crack cocaine epidemic shook the foundation of political and social conservatism. The election of President Ronald Reagan ushered in a resurgence of traditional values heavily promoted by the Republican Party. You would never think that the President of the United States, let alone a president who shouted passionately “Let’s make America great again,” in his 1980 presidential campaign, would be partially responsible for so much destruction across the streets of America.

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