Whitewashing race: the myth of a color-blind society

Tables and Figure Preface Introduction:Race Preferences and Race Privileges 1. Of Fish and Water: Perspectives on Racism and Privilege 2. The Bankruptcy of Virtuous Markets: Racial Inequality, Poverty, and Individual Failure 3. Keeping Blacks in Their Place: Race, Education, and Testing 4. Been in the Pen So Long: Race, Crime, and Justice 5. Civil Rights and Racial Equality: Employment Discrimination Law, Affirmative Action, and Quotas 6. Color-Blindness as Color Consciousness: Voting Rights and Political Equality Conclusion: Facing Up to Race Notes Bibliography About the Authors Index