Honky

By Dalton Conley

Subjects: Enfants blancs, New york (n.y.), biography, Biography, Conditions sociales, African americans, Whites, 305.26/09747, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, White people, African american children--social conditions, Race awareness in children--new york (state)--new york, Hispanic american children--social conditions, Biographies, Hispanic americans, Enfants noirs américains, African American children, Hispanic American children, Whites--race identity--new york (state)--new york, Classes sociales, Social classes, united states, Histoire, Social classes--new york (state)--new york--history--20th century, Children, united states, Children, white--new york (state)--new york--social conditions, Enfants américains d'origine latino-américaine, Race identity, Sociology, urban, Social classes, Hispanic american children--new york (state)--new york--social conditions, Hq792.u5 c66 2000, Whites--new york (state)--new york--biography, Children's Studies, Conscience de race chez l'enfant, Personnes blanches, Race awareness in children, SOCIAL SCIENCE, African american children--new york (state)--new york--social conditions, Social Scientists & Psychologists, New york (n.y.), social conditions, Social conditions, Whites--race identity, History, Whites--new york (state)--new york--race identity, Children, White, Discrimination & Race Relations, White Children, Children, white--social conditions, Social classes--history

Description: "This memoir is the coming-of-age story of a white boy growing up in a neighborhood of predominantly African American and Latino housing projects on New York's Lower East Side. Vividly evoking the details of city life from a child's point of view - the streets, buses, and playgrounds - Honky illuminates the usual vulnerabilities of childhood complicated by unusual circumstances. As he narrates these sharply etched and often funny memories, Conley shows how race and class shaped his life and the lives of his schoolmates and neighbors. A case study for illuminating the larger issues of inequality in American society, Honky brings us to a deeper understanding of the privilege of whiteness, the social construction of race, the power of education, and the challenges of inner-city life."--BOOK JACKET