Racism in America : a reference handbook
Record details
- ISBN: 9781440856402
- ISBN: 9781440856419 (e-book)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (xv, 346 pages) : illustrations. - Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- 1. Background and history. Introduction ; The origins of American racism ; Institutional venues of racism ; Conclusion ; References -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Acknowledging the past and recognizing the presence of racism in America ; Land, labor, and the maintenance of the status quo revisited ; Institutional venues of racism revisited ; Working toward solutions ; References -- 3. Perspectives. The perils of racial progress narratives / Victor Ray ; Racism and the media landscape in the United States / Sahar D. Sattarzadeh and Matthew W. Hughey ; Law enforcement and immigration enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley / Efrén C. Olivares ; Reclaiming the city : racial gentrification as urban policy / Louise Seamster ; The normalcy of legitimized racism against indigenous peoples / Dwanna L. McKay ; Beyond DACA : why the immigration battle must be fought for the 11 million / Catalina Adorno Castillo ; White dog, yellow mother / Alison Ho ; The cost of silence / A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez -- 4. Profiles. American Civil Liberties Union ; Black Lives Matter ; Black Panther Party for Self-Defense ; Ku Klux Klan ; Nation of Islam ; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ; The Sentencing Project ; Southern Christian Leadership Conference ; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ; United Farm Workers' Movement ; References -- 5. Data and documents -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology -- Glossary. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Racism United States History |
Genre: | Electronic books. |