- Paperback: 642 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (17 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0465036260
- ISBN-13: 978-0465036264
- Product Dimensions: 2 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,157,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this detailed history of relations between blacks and whites in the post-civil rights era, journalist Tamar Jacoby looks at how the ideal of integration has fared since it was first advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr. , arguing that though blacks have made enormous economic, political, and social progress, a true sense of community has remained elusive. Her story leads us through the volatile world of New York in the 1960s, the center of liberal idealism about race; Detroit in the 1970s, under its first black mayor, Coleman Young; and Atlanta in the 1980s and 90s, ruled by a coalition of white businessmen and black politicians. Based on extensive research and local reporting, her vivid, dramatic account evokes the special flavor of each city and decade, and gives voice to a host of ordinary individuals struggling to translate a vision into a reality.
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Format:Hardcover
I had a rare chance to watch a book develop from research to writing to publication in this case. This book affords insights about the reasonable "middle" on race, America's most enduring and painful issue. I hope, as the author does, that we can move beyond racial animosity.
Format:Hardcover
Tamar Jacoby carefully descibes how the ideals of integration gave way to divisive emphasis on diversity. Her journalistic explaination of public policies from the 60's, 70's and 80's coupled with thought-provoking analysis of their outcome, provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the path we've traveled over the past 40 years. I recommend this book to anyone interested in history, public policy and race issues. I think her book is beautifully written.
Format:Hardcover
An incredible book, that details the struggle for integration in New York, Detroit, and Atlanta. Jacoby's prose make a possibly boring subject into a pageturning story. I am only eighteen, and I read this book in three days.
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