The Myth of Black Progress [Paperback]

Professor Pinkey argues race continues to be an ever-present factor in American life.In this important analysis of the status of black Americans since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Professor Alphonso Pinkey refutes the popular neoconservative stance that race is no longer a major factor in the efforts of black Americans to achieve socioeconomic parity. Instead, Professor Pinkey argues, race continues to be an ever-present factor in American life.In this important analysis of the status of black Americans since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Professor Alphonso Pinkey refutes the popular neoconservative stance that race is no longer a major factor in the efforts of black Americans to achieve socioeconomic parity. Instead, Professor Pinkey argues, race continues to be an ever-present factor in American life.In this important analysis of the status of black Americans since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Professor Alphonso Pinkey refutes the popular neoconservative stance that race is no longer a major factor in the efforts of black Americans to achieve socioeconomic parity. Instead, Professor Pinkey argues, race continues to be an ever-present factor in American life. He bases his argument on detailed analysis of data that support his discussion of income and unemployment, the black middle class, the growing underclass and educational issues such as open admissions, busing and affirmative action.Preface; 1. Introduction: the persistence of racism in the United States; Part II. Economic decline and the rise of the new conservatism; Part III. Class and race in America; Part IV. White attitudes and behaviour toward black people; Part V. Income, occupation and unemployment; Part VI. The black middle class; Part VII. And the black underclass; Part VIII. Some educational issues; Part IX. Bakke, Weber and the myth of reverse discrimination; Part X. Black equity in white America; Notes; Index.'Pinkney, a sociologist, is measured in his analysis, yet grimly moving in his depictionl#O