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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778087903321

Titolo

One America in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : the report of President Bill Clinton's initiative on race / / edited and with an introduction by Steven F. Lawson ; foreword by John Hope Franklin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, CT ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2009

ISBN

9786612352119

1-282-35211-3

0-300-15398-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LawsonSteven F. <1945->

Disciplina

305.800973

Soggetti

Racism - United States

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Timeline""; ""One America in the 21st Century: Forging a New Future""; ""Advisory Board Members""; ""Transmittal Letter from Chairman Franklin""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Executive Summary�One America in the 21st Century: Forging a New Future""; ""Chapter One�Searching for Common Ground""; ""Chapter Two�Struggling with the Legacy of Race and Color""; ""Chapter Three�The Changing Face of America""; ""Chapter Four�Bridging the Gap""; ""Chapter Five�Forging a New Future""

""Introduction�One America in the 21st Century: Forging a New Future""""The Advisory Board and Its Mandate""; ""Accomplishments, Challenges, and Opportunities""; ""Report Overview""; ""Chapter One�Searching for Common Ground""; ""Americans Share Common Values and Aspirations""; ""Dialogue Is a Tool for Finding Common Ground""; ""Honest, Open Racial Dialogue Is Difficult""; ""Dialogue Helps to Dispel Stereotypes""; ""Sparking the Dialogue""; ""A Guide to Dialogue""; ""Leadership Counts""; ""The Role of Religious Leaders""; ""The Role of Corporate Leaders""; ""The Role of Young Leaders""

""Supporting Community Leaders""""Promising Practices Give Us Hope""; ""Chapter Two�Struggling with the Legacy of Race and Color"";



""Understanding the Past to Move to a Stronger Future""; ""Our History, Ourselves: Looking at America Through the Eyes of Others""; ""The American Indian and Alaska Native Experience Demonstrates the Complexity of Racial Relationships""; ""African Americans and the Unique Legacy of Slavery""; ""Perpetuation of the Badge of Inferiority""; ""The White Immigrant Experience""; ""Americans Hold Conflicting Views on Race and Racial Progress""; ""Differing Attitudes""

""Moving in the Right Direction""""Chapter Three�The Changing Face of America""; ""A Nation in Racial Transition""; ""Racial Designations Are Growing More Complex""; ""Searching for a New Language of Diversity""; ""Determining the Facts of Racial Diversity""; ""Improve Data Collection""; ""Chapter Four�Bridging the Gap""; ""Civil Rights Enforcement""; ""Recommendations""; ""Education and Race""; ""Recommendations""; ""Race and Poverty""; ""Disparities in Living Standards Continue""; ""Concentrated Poverty and Race""; ""Recommendations""

""Welfare Reform and Race: An Issue in Need of Monitoring""""Race and Economic Inequality""; ""Employment and Labor Markets""; ""Recommendations""; ""Race and Housing Markets""; ""Recommendations""; ""Stereotypes and Race""; ""Recommendations""; ""Race, Crime, and the Administration of Justice""; ""Racial Profiling""; ""Differential Rates of Arrest, Conviction, and Sentencing""; ""Recommendations""; ""Race and Health""; ""Structural Inequities""; ""Discrimination by Providers""; ""Cultural Competency of Providers""; ""Recommendations""; ""Immigrants and Race""; ""Recommendations""

""Chapter Five�Forging a New Future""