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Author Archives: Christian Weller

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America’s racial wealth gap was aided by a 400-year head start

by Christian Weller November 6, 2019October 11, 2020

Four hundred years ago, America’s first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia. Centuries later, black Americans have managed to accumulate some wealth, but it still pales in comparison to that of whites. This racial wealth gap is a result not only of the horrors of slavery but also policies — such as Jim Crow laws, redlining and modern-day […]

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