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- catalog abstract "The "American Dilemma," Gunnar Myrdal called the problem of race in his classic 1944 book. More than half a century later, race remains the issue that dwarfs all others - the problem that doesn't get solved and won't go away. But in the decades since Myrdal wrote, much has changed, say the authors of America in Black and White. Progress - too little acknowledged - has been heartening. Pessimists talk of the "permanence of racism," and say that things are as bad as ever. In fact, the authors show, the status of blacks has been transformed in recent decades, and there is no going back. Problems remain, of course. But they will not be solved by traditional civil rights strategies, the authors argue. Affirmative action programs, for instance, do nothing to help the black underclass. Racial preferences cannot rescue the high school dropout who is too unskilled for the modern world of work. Racial progress ultimately depends on our common understanding that we are one nation, indivisible - that we sink or swim together, that black poverty impoverishes us all, and that black alienation eats at the nation's soul.".
- catalog contributor b10310470.
- catalog contributor b10310471.
- catalog coverage "United States Race relations.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [547]-671) and index.".
- catalog description "Racial progress ultimately depends on our common understanding that we are one nation, indivisible - that we sink or swim together, that black poverty impoverishes us all, and that black alienation eats at the nation's soul.".
- catalog description "The "American Dilemma," Gunnar Myrdal called the problem of race in his classic 1944 book. More than half a century later, race remains the issue that dwarfs all others - the problem that doesn't get solved and won't go away. But in the decades since Myrdal wrote, much has changed, say the authors of America in Black and White. Progress - too little acknowledged - has been heartening. Pessimists talk of the "permanence of racism," and say that things are as bad as ever. In fact, the authors show, the status of blacks has been transformed in recent decades, and there is no going back. Problems remain, of course. But they will not be solved by traditional civil rights strategies, the authors argue. Affirmative action programs, for instance, do nothing to help the black underclass. Racial preferences cannot rescue the high school dropout who is too unskilled for the modern world of work.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. History. Ch. 1. Jim Crow. Ch. 2. The Promised Land. Ch. 3. Remarkable Change. Ch. 4. Amazing Patience. Ch. 5. We Shall Overcome. Ch. 6. Coming Together -- and Apart -- pt. 2. Out of the Sixties: Recent Social, Economic, and Political Trends. Ch. 7. The Rise of the Black Middle Class. Ch. 8. Cities and Suburbs. Ch. 9. Poverty. Ch. 10. Crime. Ch. 11. Politics -- pt. 3. Equality and Preferences: The Changing Racial Climate. Ch. 12. With All Deliberate Speed. Ch. 13. Skills, Tests, and Diversity. Ch. 14. The Higher Learning. Ch. 15. Jobs and Contracts. Ch. 16. Voting Rights. Ch. 17. The Racial Climate -- Conclusion: One Nation, Indivisible.".
- catalog extent "704 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "America in black and white.".
- catalog identifier "0684809338 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "America in black and white.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Simon & Schuster,".
- catalog relation "America in black and white.".
- catalog spatial "United States Race relations.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "305.896/073 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans Civil rights History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "African Americans economics United States.".
- catalog subject "Civil Rights trends United States.".
- catalog subject "E 185.61 T411a 1997".
- catalog subject "E185.61 .T45 1997".
- catalog subject "Prejudice United States.".
- catalog subject "Race Relations trends United States.".
- catalog subject "Racism United States History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. History. Ch. 1. Jim Crow. Ch. 2. The Promised Land. Ch. 3. Remarkable Change. Ch. 4. Amazing Patience. Ch. 5. We Shall Overcome. Ch. 6. Coming Together -- and Apart -- pt. 2. Out of the Sixties: Recent Social, Economic, and Political Trends. Ch. 7. The Rise of the Black Middle Class. Ch. 8. Cities and Suburbs. Ch. 9. Poverty. Ch. 10. Crime. Ch. 11. Politics -- pt. 3. Equality and Preferences: The Changing Racial Climate. Ch. 12. With All Deliberate Speed. Ch. 13. Skills, Tests, and Diversity. Ch. 14. The Higher Learning. Ch. 15. Jobs and Contracts. Ch. 16. Voting Rights. Ch. 17. The Racial Climate -- Conclusion: One Nation, Indivisible.".
- catalog title "America in black and white : one nation, indivisible / Stephan Thernstrom and Abigail Thernstrom.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".