Beyond the Color Line: New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America

by Abigail Thernstrom, Stephan Thernstrom

Twenty-five essays covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime examine America's changing racial and ethnic scene. They clearly show that old civil rights strategies will not solve today's problems and offer a bold new civil rights agenda based on today's realities.

438 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

Reviews

[Paul Sand · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of essays on race and ethnicity in America by conservative/libertarian authors. Notable examples: Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, James Q. Wilson, Linda Chavez. Some essays are wide-ranging and provocative, others concentrate on explicating a particular topic with stats, graphs, and abundant footnootes. (What is the current legal status on race-concious governmental policies? See Eugene Volokh's essay. Why are American Indians in the state they're in? See William J. Lawrence.) Quality varies, or maybe it was just my interest in the authors' topics. I can't recommend that you sit down and read all of these essays in a row (as I did). On the other hand, it wouldn't hurt.