Honky

By Dalton Conley

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

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