Joe R Feagin, How Blacks built America (Abingdon & New York: Routledge, 2015, 252 pp.),
£90.00/US$25.24-US$136.47hc; £24.99/US$36.39-39.95pbk; £23.74/US$36.26kindle
Book summary
How Blacks Built America examines the many positive and dramatic contributions made by
African Americans to this country over its long history. Almost all public and
scholarly discussion of African Americans accenting their distinctive societal
position, especially discussion outside black communities, has emphasized
either stereotypically negative features or the negative socioeconomic
conditions that they have long faced because of systemic racism. In contrast,
Feagin reveals that African Americans have long been an extraordinarily
important asset for this country. Without their essential contributions,
indeed, there probably would not have been a
United States. This is an ideal addition to courses race and ethnicity courses.
Author
Joe R Feagin is Ella C McFadden professor of sociology, Texas
ARM University, and prolific author whose books include Racist America (2002), Systemic racism (2006), Two faced racism (2007),
White party, White government (2012), The white racial frame (Second edition,
2013), Racist America (Third Edition, 2014)
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