Assimilation Blues : Black Families in White Communities, Who Succeeds and Why
Overview
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? an in-depth look at Black families in a White community.
"A brutally honest account of what it's really like to grow up Black inside a White world." -Lawrence Otis Graham, author of Our Kind of People
From the author of the widely acclaimed Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and in-depth look at Black families in a White community.
What does it mean to be Black in the predominantly White, middle-class community of "Sun Beach," a place some call "paradise?" Is it the ultimate symbol of success? Or will one pay in isolation, alienation, rootlessness?
Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, interviewed Black families extensively to identify the sacrifices and achievements necessary to survive and prosper in a White community. By listening to the individual voices of these children and their parents, Dr. Tatum skillfully probes the complex questions of identity that arise for a visible people rendered invisible by their surroundings.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780465083602
- ISBN-10: 0465083609
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publish Date: January 2000
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.3 pounds
- Page Count: 160
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