Two Nations

Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal

By: Andrew Hacker

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Paperback | 19 May 2003

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In this groundbreaking study, Andrew Hacker offers a fresh and disturbing examination of the divisions of color and class in present-day America, analyzing the conditions that keep black and white Americans dangerously far apart in their ability to achieve the American dream.

Why, despite continued efforts to increase understanding and expand opportunities, do black and white Americans still lead separate lives, continually marked by tension and hostility? In his much-lauded classic and updated version reflecting the changing realities of race in our nation, Andrew Hacker explains the origins and meaning of racism and clarifies the conflicting theories of equality and inferiority. He paints a stark picture of racial inequality in America-focusing on family life, education, income, and employment-and explores the controversies over politics, crime, and the causes of the gap between the races.

Reasoned, accurate, and devastating, Two Nations demonstrates how this great and dividing issue has defined America's history and the pivotal role it will play in the future.

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The Boston Globe Devastating....We are left with the crushing effect of what we have done to ourselves by using race as our defining tool and lying most of the time about what we are doing.
The New York Times Book Review Challenging....The real value of this book is in Mr. Hacker's calm, analytical eye [and] his unblinking view of American history.
The Wall Street Journal A telling portrait of American life.... The numbers are stark and irrefutable.
Alex Beam The Boston Globe Provocative...eloquently written [and] in-your-face.
Claude Brown Author of Manchild in the Promised Land Provocatively enlightening....Probably the most candid book on present-day American racism.

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Social Discrimination & Inequality History Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Social Groups Ethnic Studies Black & Asian Studies Politics & Government

Preface	p. ix

Dividing American Society	p. 3
Race and Racism: Inferiority or Equality?	p. 23
Being Black in America	p. 41
White Responses: Right and Left, Guilt and Sex	p. 65

Parents and Children: Do the Races Really Differ?	p. 87
The Racial Income Gap: How Much Is Due to Bias?	p. 109
Equity in Employment: Qualifications and Quotas	p. 125
Education: Ethnicity and Achievement	p. 155
Segregated Schooling: Voluntary and Imposed	p. 173
What's Best for Black Children?	p. 189
Crime: The Role Race Plays	p. 207
The Politics of Race	p. 227
Statistical Sources	p. 253
Quoted and Cited Sources	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 261
Index	p. 263
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Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal

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