ISBN:
9780739135525
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073913552X
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xv, 214 pages)
Edition:
[S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Race & reconciliation in America
DDC:
05.800973
Keywords:
Racism United States
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Reconciliation Social aspects
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United States
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Reconciliation Political aspects
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United States
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Racism
;
Reconciliation Social aspects
;
Reconciliation Political aspects
;
Racism United States
;
Reconciliation Political aspects
;
United States
;
Reconciliation Social aspects
;
United States
;
United States Race relations
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REFERENCE
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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Race relations
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Racism
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Reconciliation ; Political aspects
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United States Race relations
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United States Race relations
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United States
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Electronic books Electronic books
Abstract:
Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years--including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State--it's clear that our journey to a post-racial era is far from complete. In virtually every measurable category, whether income levels, job op
Note:
Includes index. - Includes index. - Print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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