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Re:Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions... by charliesharding on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @05:10PM (#21130698)
Which wealth statistics? From this article, 90% of family wealth is lost by the third generation.

http://money.com/money/3925308/rich-families-lose-wealth/

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Re:Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions... by smashthepants on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @05:30PM (#21130918)
There are so many studies on this if you're actually interested.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_the_U...

Regardless of whether family wealth is lost over time, non-black families still hold more wealth than black families by several multiples.

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