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The Gap Persists and is Getting Wider. There is no doubt that the U.S. has come a long way since the Jim Crow South, racial segregation, and the disenfranchisement of the early 20th century. However, recent racial tensions and civil unrest has put a spotlight on the persistent economic inequality between people of color and whites. A previous article, based on meta-analysis from field experiments on racial discrimination in hiring, found no improvement in black hiring over the last 25 years. This is despite numerous affirmative actions on part of government, schools, colleges, and universities, and despite the society’s dramatic change in attitude towards race. The persistent problem of underemployment at the bottom of the U.S.’s socio-economic population will fuel unrest for the foreseeable future unless something drastic is done.

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