In American Apartheid (1993),Douglas Massey and Nancy A.Denton argue that ________ is/are responsible for the perpetuation of black poverty and the continued polarization of black and white people.

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Massey and Denton argue that the history of racial segregation, including the government policies that enforced it, is responsible for the perpetuation of black poverty and segregation. They do not attribute poverty to biological or cultural inferiority. Furthermore, they argue that although progress has been made, black poverty and segregation have not been fully eliminated.