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Our hidden conversations : what Americans really think about race and identity / Michele Norris.

Summary:

Our Hidden Conversations is a unique compilation of stories, richly reported essays, and photographs providing a window into America during a tumultuous era. This powerful book offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982154394
ISBN: 198215439X
Physical Description: lv, 471 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue : a magnificent detour -- Introduction: post-racial? -- Bread crumbs -- How it grew -- "I wish he was a girl" -- Coins in the couch -- Memory wars -- How do you define racism? -- "Black babies cost less to adopt" -- "Start with kids and mix well" -- The patterns themselves tell a story -- So, you want to talk about lynching? -- Color me surprised -- America : a freight train of a word -- Epilogue.