Horizon Information Portal

HSPLS site

eBooks/Audiobooks

Reading Program

Race in America / Susan Henneberg, book editor.

View full image

New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2017.

Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Race discrimination -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Post-racialism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Ethnicity -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Minorities -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Ethnic relations -- Juvenile literature.

9781534500228 (library binding) :

1534500227 (library binding)

9781534500280 (paperback)

1534500286 (paperback)

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

204 pages ; 24 cm.

Are we living in a post-racial society?. We can achieve a more perfect union / Barack Obama -- There is a significant wealth gap between black and white households / Rakesh Kochhar and Richard Fry -- Black and white Americans differ widely in their views on race relations / Renee Stepler -- White moderates have stopped fighting for racial justice / Christopher Sebastian Parker and Megan Ming Francis -- With urban gentrification racial inequality remains / Jackelyn Hwang -- Is race overemphasized?. Race is a social, not scientific construct / Darren Curnoe -- The media is biased against people of color / Maisha Z. Johnson -- Native Americans are stereotyped in the media / Farah Qureshi -- We are not a color-blind society / Meghan L. Mills -- Black Lives Matter is a response to racial violence / Boundless -- Is justice color-blind?. Inequality in justice begins early / Esther Canty-Barnes -- Black drug offenders are more likely to go to jail / Saki Knafo -- Mass incarcerations are damaging neighborhoods / Robert D. Crutchfield and Gregory A. Weeks -- Racial profiling is only useful in victimless crimes / Sheldon Richman -- Police culture supports institutional racism / Redditt Hudson -- Police are committed to protecting all lives / Tim Barfield -- Can the United States overcome its history of racism?. Racial problems are American problems / Matt Bernhard -- Eliminating racism requires personal transformation / Scot Nakagawa -- Perceived equalities can mean a step backward for minorities / Jamelle Bouie -- Even talking about race brings about unease / Sarah Lapido Manyika -- Affirmative action is racial discrimination / Jennifer Gratz -- Despite oppression, black women are thriving / Lakisha Watson-Moore.

Many Americans believe they're living in a post-racial society, pointing to the election of Barack Obama to the presidency as evidence. Others believe that, despite the advances achieved by the civil rights movement, people of color are treated as second-class citizens. Is race overemphasized in America? Have government programs and policies done enough to level the playing field? Can the United States, a country that lives by the credo that all men are created equal, ever overcome its legacy of racism? Readers of this multifaceted anthology will be given the tools to form their own opinions about these complex issues.

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9884

Powered by Dynix

© 2001-2013 SirsiDynix All rights reserved.

Horizon Information Portal