Paul Kalra is a Systems Analyst with a background in economics and marketing. He obtained a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India; an M.S.E.E in Control Systems from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago; and a MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. As an immigrant from India who grew up where the caste system originated, he is in a unique position to provide insight into the political, economic, and cultural characteristics of the class system and its applications in the American landscape. His passion for American History led to his twenty-year quest to find answers to the Civil War and American slavery dilemma. From Slave to Separate but Equal provides his well- researched and insightful answers to commonsense questions for laymen.