Blacks in the White Elite: Will the Progress Continue?

This revised edition adds fifteen years to the life stories of African Americans whose opportunities were dramatically changed by a nationally prominent educational opportunity program that provided scholarships for disadvantaged people of colour to attend the same elite boarding schools that educate the children of wealthy white Americans. Beyond tracing the individuals into middle age and expanding coverage of their careers, with special attention to experiences in the corporate world, a new chapter on their children’s education and early careers gives the new edition an intergenerational perspective. Blacks in the White Elite shows why America is at a crucial juncture in relations between blacks and white’s when advances made since the Civil Rights Movement could either continue or retrench, depending on the decisions made by our governments, communities and schools. The voices of African Americans heard in this book bring home for the reader the everyday impact of national policy issues and debates on race and class in America.