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In November 2020, The New York Times asked fifteen of its columnists to 'explain what the past four years have cost America.' Not one of the columnists focused on President Trump's racism. This book seeks to redress this imbalance and bring Black Americans' role in our economy to the forefront. While all humans were created equal, economic history in the United States tells a different story. Reconstruction lasted for only a decade, and Jim Crow laws replaced it. The Civil Rights Movement lasted through the 1960s, yet decayed under President Nixon. The United States has been declining in the Social Product Index, where it now is the lowest of the G7 and 26th in the world. For health and happiness, Temin argues that we need lasting integration efforts that allow Black Americans equal opportunity. This book convincingly integrates Black and white activities into an inclusive economic history of America.
About the author
Peter Temin is the Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Summary
While all humans were created equal, economic history in the United States tells a different story. Black and white economic histories are quite different, and racism still dominates America today. This inclusive economic history of America describes two centuries of recent American racial conflicts since the Constitution was written.
Foreword
An inclusive economic history of America describing two centuries of American racial conflicts since the Constitution was written.
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'Never Together is a true innovation in historical writing. Peter Temin retells the story of American Economic History, with African-Americans fully integrated into the tale. Highlighting the race issue accentuates the striking parallels between the Gilded Age and our own times. The book is a tour de force.' Gavin Wright, Stanford University
