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Black Americans are much poorer than White Americans, yet racial discrimination by the state, and by almost all private entities, has been illegal for over 40 years. Why are Black Americans still so poor, especially in comparison to Asian Americans, who often faced similar discrimination, often started from equally humble backgrounds, yet are comparatively richer? This mystery is compounded by the fact that Asian Americans often did not have the advantage of coming from backgrounds that emphasized Christianity or capitalism.

Black Americans are much poorer than White Americans, and yet racial discrimination by the state and nearly all private entities has been illegal for over 40 years. Why are Black Americans still so poor?  Asian Americans, who often faced similar discrimination and started from equally humble backgrounds, are comparatively richer. This mystery is compounded by the fact that Asian Americans often did not have the advantage of coming from backgrounds that emphasized Christianity or capitalism.

== Are Black Americans really poor? ==

== Are Black Americans really poor? ==

They are much poorer than White Americans, but that does not make them actually poor. <ref>http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/vanneman/socy441/trends/povrace.html</ref> Black Americans are much richer than many people in many other countries, thanks in part to their [[conservative values]] (see also [[Mystery:Why Do Black Americans Vote For Liberal Candidates?]] for a discussion of Black Americans holding conservative values). America's capitalist system also helps to "lift all boats".

They are much poorer than White Americans, but that does not make them poor. <ref>http://www.bsos.umd.edu/socy/vanneman/socy441/trends/povrace.html</ref> Black Americans are much richer than many people in many other countries, thanks in part to their [[conservative values]] (see also [[Mystery:Why Do Black Americans Vote For Liberal Candidates?]] for a discussion of Black Americans holding conservative values). America's capitalist system also helps to "lift all boats".

== Possible Reasons for Remaining Poverty ==

== Possible Reasons for Remaining Poverty ==