Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. 1950-
America Behind the Color Line : Dialogues with African Americans / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - 1st ed. - New York : Warner books, 2005. - xvi, 448 p. : Ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes an index.
"More than thirty-five years after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans wonder just how much of his dream has come true. Now renowned scholar and New York Times bestselling author Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the surprising social and economic journey African Americans have made since the civil rights era. Using the interviews he conducted for his groundbreaking PBS series, Professor Gates introduces us to forty-four individuals from every segment of the African-American community - from Maya Angelou and Morgan Freeman to convict "Eric Edwards" and a single mother on Chicago's South Side. In their own candid, deeply felt words, each discusses what it means to be African American in the twenty-first century: the joys, the problems, the perils. Together, they reveal a community united by memory and culture yet divided by wealth and lack of opportunity... in an America still struggling to ensure true equality for all." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Introduction
Part 1 Ebony Towers The Good Soldier / Colin Powell Chairman of the Board /
Vernon Jordan House of Dreams / Franklin D. Raines Corporate Man / Russell Simmons Chess Master /
Maurice Ashley Black and White Logic /
Dan Rose Breaking Through / The Irvins
Living the Life / The Pearsons
Resume Stories / Lenora Fulani Part 2 The Black Belt Home / Morgan Freeman Choices / Maya Angelou Policing the South / James H. Bolden Training Days / Sergeant Major Kenneth Wilcox Keys to the City /
Willie W. Herenton Word of God / The Reverend Dr. R. Lawton Higgs, Sr. The Big House / Carmen Johnson
"Why Not?" / Deirdre Wolff Jerald Wolff
Color-Blind / Lura Chris Part 3 Black Hollywood Different Stories / Chris Tucker In Character / Samuel L. Jackson Changing Minds, Breaking Even / Arnon Milchan Independent Means / Reginald Hudlin How It's Done / Alicia Keys Life Purpose / Nia Long Excellence /
Don Cheadle Living in the Community / John Singleton Action /
Reggie Bythewood Action / Reggie Bythewood
The Buddy /
Darnell Hunt The Chameleon / Bernie Mac The Bonus / Larry Wilmore Part 4 Streets of Heaven: Chicago's South Side Restitution, Reinvestment / Jesse L. Jackson Looking Back, Looking Up / Timuel D. Black Twirling for Success / Elaine Rhodes A Mother's Story / Tammie Cathery Finding Their Way /
The Massenbergs Revolving Door / Clark Clemons One Prisoner's Story / Kalais Chiron Hunt
Ticket to Success / Dr. Emiel Hamberlin A Different Version / Jason Smith Index
9780446693905 (pbk)
African Americans--Social conditions--1975-.
Noirs américains--Conditions sociales--1975-.
African Americans--Interviews.
Noirs américains--Entretiens.
Social classes--United States.
Classes sociales--États-Unis.
America Behind the Color Line : Dialogues with African Americans / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - 1st ed. - New York : Warner books, 2005. - xvi, 448 p. : Ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes an index.
"More than thirty-five years after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans wonder just how much of his dream has come true. Now renowned scholar and New York Times bestselling author Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the surprising social and economic journey African Americans have made since the civil rights era. Using the interviews he conducted for his groundbreaking PBS series, Professor Gates introduces us to forty-four individuals from every segment of the African-American community - from Maya Angelou and Morgan Freeman to convict "Eric Edwards" and a single mother on Chicago's South Side. In their own candid, deeply felt words, each discusses what it means to be African American in the twenty-first century: the joys, the problems, the perils. Together, they reveal a community united by memory and culture yet divided by wealth and lack of opportunity... in an America still struggling to ensure true equality for all." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Introduction
Part 1 Ebony Towers The Good Soldier / Colin Powell Chairman of the Board /
Vernon Jordan House of Dreams / Franklin D. Raines Corporate Man / Russell Simmons Chess Master /
Maurice Ashley Black and White Logic /
Dan Rose Breaking Through / The Irvins
Living the Life / The Pearsons
Resume Stories / Lenora Fulani Part 2 The Black Belt Home / Morgan Freeman Choices / Maya Angelou Policing the South / James H. Bolden Training Days / Sergeant Major Kenneth Wilcox Keys to the City /
Willie W. Herenton Word of God / The Reverend Dr. R. Lawton Higgs, Sr. The Big House / Carmen Johnson
"Why Not?" / Deirdre Wolff Jerald Wolff
Color-Blind / Lura Chris Part 3 Black Hollywood Different Stories / Chris Tucker In Character / Samuel L. Jackson Changing Minds, Breaking Even / Arnon Milchan Independent Means / Reginald Hudlin How It's Done / Alicia Keys Life Purpose / Nia Long Excellence /
Don Cheadle Living in the Community / John Singleton Action /
Reggie Bythewood Action / Reggie Bythewood
The Buddy /
Darnell Hunt The Chameleon / Bernie Mac The Bonus / Larry Wilmore Part 4 Streets of Heaven: Chicago's South Side Restitution, Reinvestment / Jesse L. Jackson Looking Back, Looking Up / Timuel D. Black Twirling for Success / Elaine Rhodes A Mother's Story / Tammie Cathery Finding Their Way /
The Massenbergs Revolving Door / Clark Clemons One Prisoner's Story / Kalais Chiron Hunt
Ticket to Success / Dr. Emiel Hamberlin A Different Version / Jason Smith Index
9780446693905 (pbk)
African Americans--Social conditions--1975-.
Noirs américains--Conditions sociales--1975-.
African Americans--Interviews.
Noirs américains--Entretiens.
Social classes--United States.
Classes sociales--États-Unis.