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Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860–2020*

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Summary
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77% Informative

The racial wealth gap is the largest of the economic disparities between Black and white Americans .

Given vastly different starting conditions under slavery, racial wealth convergence would remain a distant scenario.

Since the 1980s , the wealth gap has widened again as capital gains have predominantly benefited white households.

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90

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99

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3

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formal

Language

English

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76

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not offensive

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not hateful

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long-living

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