America in Black and White One Nation,

In a book destined to become a classic, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom present important new information about the positive changes that have been achieved and the measurable improvement in the lives of the majority of African-Americans. Supporting their conclusions with statistics on education, earnings, and housing, they argue that the perception of serious racial divisions in this country is outdated -- and dangerous.

Stephan Thernstrom, the Winthrop Professor of History at Harvard University, is the editor of The Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups and the author of several other books.

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

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America in Black and White One Nation, Indivisible

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