European University Institute Library

Lessons from the black working class, foreshadowing America's economic health, Lori Latrice Martin, Hayward Derrick Horton, and Teresa A. Booker

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index

index present

non fiction

Lessons from the black working class

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Lori Latrice Martin, Hayward Derrick Horton, and Teresa A. Booker

foreshadowing America's economic health

This book enables readers to better understand, explain, and predict the future of the nation's overall economic health through its examination of the black working classespecially the experiences of black women and black working-class residents outside of urban areas. Contributes new information and fresh perspectives on the ongoing debate regarding the significance of race versus class. Suggests a number of lessons all Americans can learn from the black working class. Provides a insightful critique of the first black American president's record on race and addressing socioeconomic class differences. Supplies an unprecedented examination that simultaneously examines the diversity of the black working class as well as its historical impact on shaping and foreshadowing the U.S. economy over many generations--, Provided by Publisher

Introduction -- A descriptive analysis of the black working class -- Conventional and critical perspectives on race and class -- The black working class woman -- The black working class in rural settings -- Suburbanization and the black working class -- Identities and the black working class -- The state of the black union: assessing President Obama's legacy -- The storm warning: lessons from the black working class