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A common destiny : Blacks and American society /

This report summarizes and interprets a large body of data and research analyses concerning the position of blacks in American society since the eve of World War II. We write at a time 20 years after the Kerner Commission, following the summer riots of 1967, warned that ours was becoming a racially...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Status of Black Americans
Otros Autores: Jaynes, Gerald David (Editor ), Williams, Robin M., Jr., 1914-2006 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Overview : then and now
  • Black participation in American society
  • Racial attitudes and behavior
  • Identity and institutions in the Black community
  • Black political participation
  • Blacks in the economy
  • The schooling of Black Americans
  • Black Americans' health
  • Crime and the administration of criminal justice
  • Children and families
  • Appendix A. Notes on methodology, definitions, and needed data and research
  • Appendix B. Biographical sketches of committee and panel members and staff
  • Appendix C. Committee activities.