America Behind the Color Line
Synopsis
Gates, the eminent Harvard scholar and author, traveled around the US to find out why and how black America has split into what he sees as two distinct communities: one privileged and one disenfranchised. The book, the companion to a PBS television series of the same name, comprises about 40 essays focusing on individuals (both prominent and obscure) who inhabit four spheres: the "ebony towers" of academia, government, and business; the American South, whose black population increased by almost 3.6 million in the 1990s; black Hollywood; and Chicago's South Side, where a parallel world of extreme black poverty persists. Gates' interviewees talk about race, class, and what it means to be African-American in the 21st century. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Derechos de autor:
- 2004 Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Book Details
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780446533904
- Publisher:
- Grand Central Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 2021-06-19T10:50:42Z
- Idioma:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.