Blacks : Far more likely than whites , not to be convicted for crack cocaine . Washington ( CNN ) Crack cocaine sentences were more severe than those in powder cocaine cases . Attorney General Eric Holder : ` ` This day was long in coming '' Some key Republicans backed the new law , but others say it is a mistake .
Blacks : Far more likely than whites , not to be convicted for crack cocaine . Crack cocaine sentences were more severe than those in powder cocaine cases . Attorney General Eric Holder : ` ` This day was long in coming '' Some key Republicans backed the new law , but others say it is a mistake .