1619: The Racist Roots of the U.S. Wealth Gap Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A black shopowner hopes to protect his business with big "Soul Brother" notices outside his shop, seen during the Detroit riots, July 1967. ( AP Photo ) Produced by Polly Irungu Produced by GBH, PRX and WNYC Studios