America in Black and White

This wide-reaching survey of race relations in America over the past 50 years takes a controversial stance: that the perception of serious race divisions in this country is outdated--and dangerous.

Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE
History
CHAPTER ONE Jim Crow
CHAPTER TWO The Promised Land
CHAPTER THREE Remarkable Change
CHAPTER FOUR Amazing Patience
CHAPTER FIVE We Shall Overcome
CHAPTER SIX Coming Together -- and Apart
PART TWO
Out of the Sixties: Recent Social, Economic, and Political Trends
CHAPTER SEVEN The Rise of the Black Middle Class
CHAPTER EIGHT Cities and Suburbs
CHAPTER NINE Poverty
CHAPTER TEN Crime
CHAPTER ELEVEN Politics
PART THREE
Equality and Preferences: The Changing Racial Climate
CHAPTER TWELVE With All Deliberate Speed
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Skills, Tests, and Diversity
CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Higher Learning
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Jobs and Contracts
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Voting Rights
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Racial Climate
CONCLUSION: One Nation, Indivisible
Notes
List of Tables
Index