What are the causes of economic disparities between and among racial and ethnic groups in society?

 What are the causes of economic disparities between and among racial and ethnic groups in society? Is it only negative discrimination

Question: What are the causes of economic disparities between and among racial and ethnic groups in society? Is it only negative discrimination (based on race/ethnicity)? What are the other relevant factors? What, if anything, should our American federal government do about economic disparities between and among racial groups in society? Why?

  1. First Component: Sources. Watch the Understanding Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary sources videos, read the Sia New York Library Guide on Sources, and then take the online quiz. (This information will be posted on Canvas in a separate announcement.) Due Feb. 8th by midnight. 5% of Final Grade.

For the outline and essay, you must discuss the arguments and evidence

covered in the Required Sources:

Walter Williams, Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination?

Chapters 1, 2, and 7

Thomas Sowell, Ethnic America, Introduction, Conclusion

Thomas Sowell, Discrimination and Disparities, Chapter 5, Conclusion

Thomas Sowell, Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? Chapters 1 and 4, Conclusion

(Federal Government Textbook) We The People (Eleventh Essentials Edition).

Chapter 4, pages 117-125 (Stop at The Civil Rights Struggle Extended to Other

Disadvantaged Groups)

Other Sources chosen by you.

I mean the first component source

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