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Disintegration : the splintering of Black America / Eugene Robinson

Catalog Data

Author:
Robinson, Eugene 1954-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 254 pages ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2010
©2010
21st century
Contents:
"Black America" doesn't live here anymore -- When we were one -- Parting of the ways -- The mainstream : a double life -- The abandoned : no way out -- The transcendent : where none have gone before -- The emergent (part 1) : coming to America -- The emergent (part 2) : how Black is Black? -- Urgency, focus and sacrifice -- We know who we are, but who will we be?
Summary:
Explains how years of desegregation and affirmative action have led to the revelation of four distinct African American groups who reflect unique political views and circumstances, in a report that also illuminates crucial modern debates on race and class.
Topic:
African Americans--Social conditions  Search this
African Americans--Economic conditions  Search this
African Americans--Race identity  Search this
Group identity  Search this
Social classes  Search this
Social mobility  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1076207