Lessons from the Black Working Class: Foreshadowing America's Economic Health

by Lori Martin (Author), HaywardHorton (Author), TeresaBooker (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2015

  $95.74

  This book enables readers to better understand, explain, and predict the future of the nation's overall economic health through its examination of the black working class-especially the experiences of black women and black working-class residents outside of urban areas.

  
  * Contributes new information and fresh perspectives on the ongoing debate regarding the significance of race versus class

  * Suggests a number of lessons all Americans can learn from the black working class

  * Provides a insightful critique of the first black American president's record on race and addressing socioeconomic class differences

  * Supplies an unprecedented examination that simultaneously examines the diversity of the black working class as well as its historical impact on shaping and foreshadowing the U.S. economy over many generations