According to controversial author William J. Wilson in his book The Declining Significance of Race what shift in policy is necessary to address ongoing inequality in the United States for African Americans? He claims that policies need to be developed to address class inequality rather than racial inequality. He claims that policies need to be developed to address gender inequality rather than race inequality. He claims that policies need to be developed to address racial inequality rather than class inequality. He claims that policies need to be developed to address gender inequality rather than class inequality.