Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A Different Vision A Different Vision Thomas D. Boston This work brings together for the first time the ideas, philosophies and interpretations of North America's leading African American economists, demonstrating that racial inequality has had an immens… OL1135437W
Our kind of people Our kind of people Lawrence Graham "The first book written about the insular world of the black upper class by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. A conservative network of families dating back to the first black millionaires of… OL15822126W
Delta epiphany Delta epiphany Ellen B. Meacham "In April 1967, Robert F. Kennedy knelt in a crumbling shack in Mississippi trying to coax a response from a listless child. The toddler sat picking at dried rice and beans spilled over the dirt floo… OL19751089W
Please Stop Helping Us Please Stop Helping Us Jason Riley The author believes that "many efforts by liberals to help the black underclass not only fail but often harm the intended beneficiaries. The intentions behind welfare programs may be noble, but in pr… OL21570564W
Success runs in our race Success runs in our race George C. Fraser A completely updated and revised edition of a bestselling book that has helped tens of thousands of people learn how to network effectively, Success Runs in Our Race is more important than ever in th… OL2716264W
Deep Souths Deep Souths J. William Harris "Deep Souths tells the stories of three southern regions from Reconstruction to World War II: the Georgia Sea Islands and Atlantic coast, the eastern Piedmont of Georgia, and the Mississippi-Yazoo De… OL2743141W
Black wealth, white wealth Black wealth, white wealth Melvin L. Oliver The award-winning Black Wealth / White Wealth offers a powerful portrait of racial inequality based on an analysis of private wealth. Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiros' groundbreaking research analyz… OL2918556W
When Affirmative Action Was White When Affirmative Action Was White Ira Katznelson Many mid 20th century American government programs created to help citizens survive and improve ended up being heavily biased against African-Americans. Katznelson documents this white affirmative a… OL2969377W
Race, Equality, and the Burdens of History Race, Equality, and the Burdens of History John Arthur John Arthur philosophically addresses the problems of racism and the legacy of past racial discrimination in the United States. Offering a thorough analysis of the concepts of race and racism, Arthur… OL3141842W
The anatomy of racial inequality The anatomy of racial inequality Glenn C. Loury Why are black Americans so persistently confined to the margins of society? And why do they fail across so many metrics—wages, unemployment, income levels, test scores, incarceration rates, health ou… OL3525828W
Race, class, and the state in contemporary sociology Race, class, and the state in contemporary sociology Jack Niemonen "Focusing on the work legacy of William Julius Wilson and the arguments of his longstanding critics, Niemonen deftly illustrates the strengths, weakness, and influence of Wilson's work. His analysis … OL6215875W