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Funding White Supremacy explores the historical and structural mechanisms through which federal policies have systematically advantaged white wealth accumulation while disadvantaging Black Americans and other communities of color. Robert B. Williams demonstrates how ostensibly race-neutral government programs—including housing policies, tax benefits, educational funding, and social security—have functioned as instruments of racial wealth redistribution.
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics series, this work combines rigorous economic analysis with historical documentation to reveal how public investment decisions have reinforced racial hierarchies. Williams examines specific federal initiatives and their measurable impacts on wealth disparities, providing evidence-based explanations for contemporary economic inequality.
The book offers essential reading for understanding the structural roots of racial economic gaps and challenges assumptions about meritocracy and equal opportunity in American capitalism.
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