Summary: “Many people of color have a painful history of being exploited for the benefit of European Americans. …’Economically disadvantaged’ sidesteps important issues, while ‘economically exploited’ more accurately represents the historical plight of people of color” (Clyde W. Ford, /We Can All Get Along/). See also “culturally deprived/disadvantaged,” poverty.

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