The Racial Wealth Gap and the Problem of Historical Narration

From articles in the liberal press to histories of the “Frontiers of Wealth” during “America’s First Gilded Age,” the recent engagement with questions of inequality in the United States has broadened to include wealth alongside that of income disparities. Of course, scholars have long explored the relationship between the two: how income derived from ownership … Continue reading The Racial Wealth Gap and the Problem of Historical Narration