Here are a few suggested books for you. You'll find many more in the Library Catalog.
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by 
The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture by 
The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives by 
The Economics of Belonging: A Radical Plan to Win Back the Left Behind and Achieve Prosperity for All by 
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America by 
From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century by 
The Great Divergence: America's Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do About It by 
The Meritocracy Trap: How Americas Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite by | Subject Headings: | To narrow your search, add one of these: |
|---|---|
| Wealth | -- United States |
| Poverty | -- 20th century |
| Income distribution | -- 21st century |
| Social classes | -- Social conditions |
| Economics | -- History |
| Labor | -- Homeless |
| Housing | -- Social mobility |
| Discrimination | -- City planning & urban development |
| Segregation | -- Race relations |
| Public policy | -- Government policy |
| For more specific sources, add one of these: | |
| -- Statistics | |
| -- Oral histories | |
| -- Personal narratives | |
| -- Sources | |
| -- Research |
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