| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies |
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George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
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| Contents |
Introduction: Race preferences and race privileges -- Of fish and water : perspectives on racism and privilege -- Bankruptcy of virtuous markets : racial inequality, poverty, and "individual failure" -- Keeping Blacks in their place : race, education, and testing -- Been in the pen so long : race, crime, and justice -- Civil rights and racial equality : employment discrimination law, affirmative action, and quotas -- Color-blindness as color consciousness : voting rights and political equality -- Conclusion: Facing up to race |
| Summary |
White Americans, abetted by neo-conservative writers of all hues, generally believe that racial discrimination is a thing of the past and that any racial inequalities that undeniably persist--in wages, family income, access to housing or health care--can be attributed to African Americans' cultural and individual failures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-324) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Racism -- United States
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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African Americans -- Civil rights
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Race relations
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Racism
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Bürgerrecht
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Ethnische Beziehungen
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Schwarze
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Rassendiscriminatie.
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Racism -- United States.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
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| Subject |
United States
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USA
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Schwärze
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United States -- Race relations.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Michael K
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| LC no. |
2002032798 |
| ISBN |
9780520938755 |
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0520938755 |
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1417508167 |
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9781417508167 |
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1598750062 |
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9781598750065 |
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9780520237063 |
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0520237064 |
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9786612358104 |
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6612358106 |
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