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• TITLE: Explaining the Causes of the Black-White Wealth Gap in the United States

  AUTHORS: Amadu Jacky Kaba

  KEYWORDS: Race, United States, income, Inequality, Wealth Gap

  JOURNAL NAME: Sociology Mind, Vol.1 No.3, July 8, 2011

  ABSTRACT: This paper examines the issue of the Black-White wealth gap in the United States. The paper presents pertinent data illustrating that a large gap exists in wealth accumulation between Black and Whites in the United States. The paper presents a number of implications for the Black American population as a result of this large wealth gap. Finally, the paper presents the factors or causes of the large Black-White wealth gap in the United States.