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Author Shapiro, Thomas M.

Title The hidden cost of being African American : how wealth perpetuates inequality / Thomas M. Shapiro.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  330.973 SHAPIRO    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  305.896 SH    Check Shelf
Description xv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-230) and index.
Contents The color of the safety net -- The cost of being Black and the advantage of being white -- Inheritance : "that parent thing" -- Middle class in black and white : how level is the playing field? -- The homeownership crossroad -- Where people "choose" to live -- "Getting a decent middle-class American education" : pursuing advantage in schools.
Subject African Americans -- Economic conditions.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
Wealth -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
Racism -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Interviews -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009.
United States -- Race relations -- Economic aspects.
ISBN 019515147X (acid-free paper)
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