Imperative of Integration Anderson Elizabeth
Imperative of Integration Anderson Elizabeth A powerful new argument for reviving the ideal of racial integrationMore than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to the Civil Rights…
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Imperative of Integration Anderson Elizabeth
A powerful new argument for reviving the ideal of racial integrationMore than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to the Civil Rights Movement, enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Some would argue that we have finally arrived at a postracial America, but The Imperative of Integration indicates otherwise. As a signal achievement of that legacy, in 2008, Americans elected their first African American president.
Segregation remains a key cause of these problems, and Anderson skillfully shows why racial integration is needed to address these issues. Elizabeth Anderson demonstrates that, despite progress toward racial equality, African Americans remain disadvantaged on virtually all measures of well-being. Weaving together extensive social science