| Edition |
1st HarperPerennial ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 422 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The origins of the Black upper class -- Jack and Jill : where elite Black kids are separated from the rest -- The Black child experience : the right cotillions, camps, and private schools -- Howard, Spelman, and Morehouse : three colleges that count -- The right fraternities and sororities -- The links and the girl friends : for Black women who govern society -- The boule, the guardsmen, and other groups for elite Black men -- Vacation spots for the Black elite -- Black elite in Chicago -- Black elite in Washington, D.C. -- Black elite in New York City -- Black elite in Memphis -- Black elite in Detroit -- Black elite in Atlanta -- Other cities for the Black elite : Nashville, New Orleans, Tuskegee, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia -- Passing for White : when the "brown paper bag test" isn't enough. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
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African Americans -- Social life and customs.
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Upper class -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
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United States -- Race relations.
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| ISBN |
0060984384 (pbk.) |
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