Whether it's the merger of a white church with a black church in the South, the hip-hop dreams of a suburban white teenager, or the struggles of a...
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Aug 25, 2010
Edwin
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A compelling collection of essays on race. I read one essay about a white quarterback on a historically black college's football team and I was hooked. I went on to read essays about race relations among workers in a slaughterhouse, among high school students, in the newsroom, etc. Each essay offers revealing and frank insights about the state of race relations in everday, workaday America. Sometimes positive, often negative, very often poignant.
Apr 02, 2010
Valarie
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Some articles in this book were interesting and enlightening, but many were incredibly dull. "Part II" of the book is devoted entirely to the NYT contributors patting themselves on the back for being so progressive and writing about race relations in America.
Mar 24, 2010
Ami
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like "class matters", i wonder how these stories would change, if at all, after the last presidential election
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