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Whites underestmate the costs of being black, study finds
06-25-2007 · EurekAlert!How much do white Americans think it "costs" to be black in our society, given the problems associated with racial bias and prejudice? The answer, it appears, is not much. When white Americans were asked to imagine how much they would have to be paid to live the rest of their lives as a black person, most requested relatively low amounts, generally less than $10,000.
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