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Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class by Lawrence Otis Graham
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1999-12-22
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN
- 0060984384
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060984384
ISBN-13
9780060984380
eBay Product ID (ePID)
174467
Product Key Features
Book Title
Our Kind of People : inside America's Black Upper Class
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Social History, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-034046
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture., In this groundbreaking work, Graham has interwoven history, genealogy, interviews and personal experience into a thoroughly readable account of this elite group. Recommended for all libraries., "Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." -- New York Times "Strong reportage. . . a highly detailed picture of a world that few of us know." -- Washington Post "A timely examination given the growth of the black middle class and expanded racial integration." -- Booklist "Captivating...from debutante cotillions and the right vacation spots to who's in and out and who's not." -- Los Angeles Magazine "A must read casts an unblinking eye on America's black elite." -- Publisher's Weekly "A provocative and important study of the world of priviliged African Americans." -- New York Post "Captivating...From debutante cotillions and the right vacation spots to who's in and who's not." -- Los Angeles Magazine "In this groundbreaking work, Graham has interwoven history, genealogy, interviews and personal experience into a thoroughly readable account of this elite group. Recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal "A fascinating study in the attitudes and concerns of "old money" and the way that even the most subtle of color issues permeatedaily life." -- Daily News, "A fascinating study in the attitudes and concerns of "old money" and the way that even the most subtle of color issues permeatedaily life.", Captivating...from debutante cotillions and the right vacation spots to who's in and out and who's not.
Dewey Decimal
305.896/073
Synopsis
Now a TV series on FOX starring Morris Chestnut, Yaya DaCosta, Nadine Ellis, and Joe Morton. "Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." -- New York Times Debutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of the black upper class and the focus of the first book written about the black elite by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. Author and TV commentator Lawrence Otis Graham, one of the nation's most prominent spokesmen on race and class, spent six years interviewing the wealthiest black families in America. He includes historical photos of a people that made their first millions in the 1870s. Graham tells who's in and who's not in the group today with separate chapters on the elite in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nashville, and New Orleans. A new Introduction explains the controversy that the book elicited from both the black and white communities., Now a TV series on FOX starring Morris Chestnut, Yaya DaCosta, Nadine Ellis, and Joe Morton. "Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." --New York Times Debutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of the black upper class and the focus of the first book written about the black elite by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. Author and TV commentator Lawrence Otis Graham, one of the nation's most prominent spokesmen on race and class, spent six years interviewing the wealthiest black families in America. He includes historical photos of a people that made their first millions in the 1870s. Graham tells who's in and who's not in the group today with separate chapters on the elite in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nashville, and New Orleans. A new Introduction explains the controversy that the book elicited from both the black and white communities., Debutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of the black upper class and the focus of the first book written about the black elite by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group.Author and TV commentator Lawrence Otis Graham, one of the nation's most prominent spokesmen on race and class, spent six years interviewing the wealthiest black families in America. He includes historical photos of a people that made their first millions in the 1870s. Graham tells who's in and who's not in the group today with separate chapters on the elite in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nashville, and New Orleans. A new Introduction explains the controversy that the book elicited from both the black and white communities.
LC Classification Number
E185.86
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