Thomas Sowells book BlLACK REDNECKS AND WHITE LIBERALS (great book, by the way) destroys this and many other myths. If all things are equal, blacks are, too. Unusual cultural ideas change soooo many aspects of our lives.
Sowell is negative on rednecks, which this here positive redneck greatly begs to differ from. In general, negative arguments are weak, and this is not the zenith of Sowell’s works by any means.
But, all things aren’t equal, and The Bell Curve destroys the notion that ethnic groups have equal mean IQs. Asians come out slightly ahead, and blacks come out significantly behind. Plus, it’s genetic. There is overwhelming evidence.