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Land, Promise, and Peril offers a comprehensive analysis of how race and land ownership intersect to create and perpetuate economic stratification in the rural South. Mary D. Coleman traces the historical roots of racial inequality in land access, from slavery through Reconstruction and into the modern era, demonstrating how discriminatory policies and practices have systematically excluded Black Americans from wealth-building opportunities tied to property ownership.
Through empirical research and historical narrative, Coleman reveals how these patterns of land dispossession continue to influence contemporary economic outcomes, including poverty rates, income inequality, and wealth gaps between white and Black rural communities. The book contributes to the growing field of stratification economics by centering land as a critical but often overlooked factor in understanding racial economic inequality.
Essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the deep structural roots of racial economic disparities in America.
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