America in Black and White (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Abigail Thernstrom, Stephan Thernstrom
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: History and politics
- Time of Work: 1945 to the present
- Setting: The United States
- Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, History
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Justice, Segregation or integration, Race, Crime or criminals, Twentieth century, Middle classes, Social issues, Schools or school life, Poverty or poor people, Suffrage or voting rights, Sociology
- Locales: United States
Surveying the current state of racial discourse in America, Stephan and Abigail Thernstrom conclude, “Today we argue without a common language.” Part of a growing number of scholars who were sympathetic to the cause of civil rights for black Americans in the 1960’s but who have since recoiled at the misapplication of the intentions of that movement, the Thernstroms believe that the language of fact and reason will provide a firmer foundation for black and white relations in the United States. Committed to race-neutral policies, the measuring stick by which they judge today’s...
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