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Racial Stigma, Mass Incarceration and American Values March 20, 2008 by Glenn C. Loury Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences Brown University

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Racial Stigma, Mass Incarceration and American Values

March 20, 2008

by

Glenn C. Loury Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences Brown University

Median Income of Households by Race

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10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

White

Black

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/07s0679.xls

Holzer, Harry J; Offner, Paul; Sorensen, Elaine. 2005. Declining Employment among Young Black Less-Educated Men: The Role of Incarceration and Child Support.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring , pp. 329-50

Percent College Graduate by Race

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5

10

15

20

25

30

White

Black

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/tables/07s0214.xls