Blinded by the Whites : Why Race Still Matters in 21st-Century America /

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The scholar and author posits that the election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between Blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of Black prisoners, and dispariti...

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Main Author: Ikard, David, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race relations.
Mass media and race relations.
American fiction > African American authors.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans in literature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Medias et relations raciales > États-Unis.
Noirs americains dans la litterature.
Noirs americains > Conditions sociales > 21e siecle.
Roman americain > Auteurs noirs americains > Histoire et critique.
Mass media and race relations > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 21e siecle.
United States > Race relations > History > 21st century.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The scholar and author posits that the election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between Blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of Black prisoners, and disparities in health and access to healthcare suggest there is more to the story. -- Description from dust jacket flap.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages).
ISBN:9780253011039

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