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FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Riley, Jason (Jason L.)
Please stop helping us: how liberals make it harder for blacks to succeed/Jason L. Riley.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59403-726-9 (ebook)
1. African Americans—Government policy. 2. African Americans—Social conditions—21st century. 3. African Americans—Economic conditions—21st century. 4. United States—Social policy. 5. Liberalism—United States. 6. Social mobility—United States. I. Title.
E185.86.R55 2014
305.896’073—dc23
2013046338