Ghosts of Jim Crow : : Ending Racism in Post-Racial America / / F. Michael Higginbotham.
A provocative, and timely, solution for ridding America of the traces of Jim Crow policies to create a truly post-racial landscapeWhen America inaugurated its first African American president, in 2009, many wondered if the country had finally become a "post-racial" society. Was this the da...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: Creating the Paradigm
- 1. Constructing Racial Categories from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War
- 2. Maintaining White Dominance during Reconstruction
- 3. Preventing Black Excellence between Plessy and Brown
- Part II: Sustaining the Paradigm
- 4. Maintaining Racial Segregation in Schools and Neighborhoods from Brown to the 21st Century
- 5. Victimizing Blacks in the 21st Century
- Part III. Ending the Paradigm
- 6. Black Empowerment and Self-Help
- 7. Integration and Equality
- Notes
- Table of Cases
- Index
- About the Author