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A review by ryceejo
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
5.0
When someone tells you systemic racism isn't real, point them straight to this book. The first currency of America was black people who weren't allowed the same financial abilities as whites once they were freed. How could systemic racism *not* exist when the system began at the expense of blacks?
This book is the end-all for learning about our nation's history of racism. Through each war, each president's handling of civil rights, and each failed black bank, the author gives an incredibly thorough historical account of America from the Civil War to today. There are thousands of examples of how people of color were never given a chance to catch up, and as much as people don't want to admit it, there is much work to be done to ever achieve equity.
This book is the end-all for learning about our nation's history of racism. Through each war, each president's handling of civil rights, and each failed black bank, the author gives an incredibly thorough historical account of America from the Civil War to today. There are thousands of examples of how people of color were never given a chance to catch up, and as much as people don't want to admit it, there is much work to be done to ever achieve equity.