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Sep 14, 2017 · The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks. Studying these institutions over time, Mehrsa Baradaran challenges the myth that black communities could ever accumulate wealth in a segregated economy.
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Aug 23, 2017 · The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap. Mehrsa Baradaran. 4.48. 2,123 ratings351 reviews. “Read this book. It explains so much about the moment…Beautiful, heartbreaking work.” ―Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Mar 11, 2019 · Overview. “Read this book. It explains so much about the moment…Beautiful, heartbreaking work.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates. “A deep accounting of how America got to a point where a median white family has 13 times more wealth than the median black family.” —The Atlantic.
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Sep 14, 2017 · Combining a rich historical sweep with in-depth analysis of the mechanics of banking, Baradaran unpacks the brutal dilemma facing black banks―how to create black wealth in the context of a segregated and unequal ‘Jim Crow’ economy.
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Mar 7, 2019 · The book goes on to document the establishment of early black-managed banks to serve communities cut off by Jim Crow laws from full participation in the U.S. economy. Baradaran gives an insightful explanation of the causes of a weak black banking system.
Sep 14, 2017 · The Color of Money seeks to explain the stubborn persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks.With the civil rights...
