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Race & reconciliation in America /
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autres auteurs: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
| Publié: |
Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
c2009.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years--including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State--it's clear that our journey to a post-racial era is far from complete. In virtually every measurable category, whether income levels, job op. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xv, 214 p.) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739135525 073913552X 1282494481 9781282494480 9786612494482 6612494484 |