Family wealth

In 2016, the latest data available, the average wealth of a white family was almost seven times more than a black family in the US.

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Martin Luther King led the March on Washington, in 1963, to demand civil and economic equality

Wealth is calculated by a family's assets - such as a house or savings - minus their debts.

Inheritance accounts for roughly 4% of annual household income in the US - so generational inequalities continue to have an impact, with less money being passed down through black families.

In 2016, an average white family's wealth was over $700,000 (£550,000) more than that of an average black family.

The average income of black households is about 60% less than that of white households, with this disparity barely changing over the past 50 years.