And We Are Not SavedA distinguished legal scholar and civil rights activist employs a series of dramatic fables and dialogues to probe the foundations of America's racial attitudes and raise disturbing questions about the nature of our society. |
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Contents
Prologue to Part I | 13 |
The Real Status of Blacks Today | 26 |
The Benefits to Whites of Civil Rights Litigation | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | And We Are Not Saved |
| Authors | Derek Bell, Professor of Acute Medicine Derek Bell |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 23, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0465003281, 9780465003280 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies |
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