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Racial disparities in health and wealth: The effects of slavery and past discrimination

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Gaskin, D.J., Headen, A.E. & White-Means, S.I. Racial disparities in health and wealth: The effects of slavery and past discrimination. Rev Black Polit Econ 32, 95–110 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-005-1007-9

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