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Mar 1, 2021 · More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. 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.
- Mehrsa Baradaran
4.8 2,241 ratings. See all formats and editions. "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. "Extraordinary... Baradaran focuses on a part of the American story that's often ignored. Report an issue with this product. Print length. 384 pages.
- Mehrsa Baradaran
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...
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.
- Mehrsa Baradaran
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 movement in full swing, President Nixon promoted "black capitalism," a plan to support black banks and minority-owned businesses.
Nov 5, 2018 · Published by Harvard University Press 2017. The Color of Money. Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap. Mehrsa Baradaran. https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674982284. Cite this. Share this. Overview. Contents. About this book. In 1863 black communities owned less than 1 percent of total U.S. wealth. Today that number has barely budged.
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.
