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> the fact that, 150+ years after 1868, a reputable source is can bin by {Black, Hispanic, White} and get a distinct signal is mind-boggling

Is it really? Compared to how long people have been competing along tribal lines, 150 years is less than negligible.

For roughly 6'000 years before the 1800s, people didn't travel faster than ~80 km/h, but now we routinely[0] do so.

(yes, there is tribalism here too —Sneetches will be Sneetches— but the tribalism is at least along slightly more subtle lines than melanin content)

[0] on occasion a very few of us manage 40'000 km/h. Past Performance Is Not Indicative Of Future Results