This book explores the racial rules that are often hidden but perpetuate vast racial inequities in the United States.

Introduction: rewriting the rules of racial inequality -- American politics and economic outcomes for African Americans: a brief historical overview -- Stratification economics: a general theory of intergroup inequality -- Creating structural changes: the role of targeted universalism -- The racial rules of wealth -- The racial rules of income -- The racial rules of education -- The racial rules of criminal justice -- The racial rules of health -- The racial rules of democratic participation -- What will it take to rewrite the hidden rules of race? -- Conclusion