During the 1970s,the gap between the incomes of the upper 20 percent of African Americans and their white counterparts narrowed,but the gap between black men and women at the bottom of the economic ladder and their white counterparts expanded.

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This statement is true. According to studies, the income gap between the top 20 percent of African Americans and their white counterparts decreased during the 1970s, but the income gap between black men and women who were at the bottom of the economic ladder and their white counterparts expanded during this time period.

During the 1970s,the Gap Between the Incomes of the Upper