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America’s Chief Moral Dilemma
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 "It
didn’t cost the nation anything to integrate lunch counters; no
expenses were involved. No taxes were
involved.
It
didn’t cost the nation anything to integrate libraries, motels and
hotels. It didn’t cost the nation anything to guarantee the right
the vote.
Now
we are dealing with issues that will cost the nation something in terms
of billions of dollars and the other thing that we must see is that we
are now dealing with issues that will demand a radical redistribution
of economic and political power."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
May
17, 1967
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Median
Household Income by Race: 2004
the typical White Household has more income than the typical
Black household
source U.S. Census Bureau
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All
Americans
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White
(Non-Hispanic)
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Black
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Difference between White and Black
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$46,326
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$50,784
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$30.858
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$19,926
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Median Net Worth by
Household and Race: 2000
No matter the income level, including among the wealthiest,
Whites’ net worth far exceeds that of Blacks
source U.S. Census Bureau
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All
Americans |
White
(Non-Hispanic) |
Black |
Difference between White and Black |
All households
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$55,000
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$79,400
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$7,500
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$71,900
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Poorest housholds
(bottom 20%)
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$7,396
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$24,000
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$57
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$23,943
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| Richest households (Top 20%) |
$185,000
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$208,023
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$65,141
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$142,882
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Number
of Black Elected Officials: 2005 Blacks are 12% of the U.S.
Population
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Office
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Percent
Black
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President and Vice President
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0
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U.S. Senators
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1
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U.S. Representatives
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9.7
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