How Race Is Lived in America Pulling Together, Pulling Apart

by Correspondents of The New York Times; Lelyveld, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780805070842
• ISBN10: 0805070842
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Times Books

Summary

Whether it's the merger of a white church with a black church in the South, the hip-hop dreams of a suburban white teenager, or the struggles of a biracial partnership in a high-tech start-up, race relations continue to permeate American lives. Powerful yet intimate, the stories in this volume present the real voices of America speaking out on the impact of race in their daily lives. The result of a virtually unprecedented commitment of talent and resources, theNew York Timeslandmark series "How Race Is Lived in America" captured the cultural landscape of the nation in provocative, eye-opening articles following people from all backgrounds and every corner of society. The stories in the series are enhanced by additional commentary from the writers, photographers, and editors; results and analysis of an extensiveTimespoll on attitudes about race; and selected reader responses. Together they offer a highly personal yet panoramic view of real-world conflict and aspiration.

Author Biography

The New York Times team is comprised of Ira Berkow, Dana Canedy, Timothy Egan, Amy Harmon, Steven A. Holmes, N. R. Kleinfield, Charlie LeDuff, Tamar Lewin, Mireya Navarro, Mirta Ojito, Kevin Sack, Janny Scott, Don Terry, Ginger Thompson, and Michael Winerip.

Joseph Lelyveld is executive editor of The New York Times.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Joseph Lelyveld
PART I: THE STORIES
Shared Prayers, Mixed Blessings	3	(20)
Kevin Sack
Best of Friends, Worlds Apart	23	(18)
Mirta Ojito
Which Man's Army	41	(16)
Steven A. Holmes
Who Gets to Tell a Black Story?	57	(22)
Janny Scott
A Limited Partnership	79	(18)
Amy Harmon
At a Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die	97	(18)
Charlie LeDuff
When to Campaign with Color	115	(18)
Timothy Egan
Reaping What Was Sown on the Old Plantation	133	(18)
Ginger Thompson
Growing Up, Growing Apart	151	(20)
Tamar Lewin
The Hurt Between the Lines	171	(18)
Dana Canedy
The Minority Quarterback	189	(22)
Ira Berkow
Guarding the Borders of the Hip-Hop Nation	211	(20)
N. R. Kleinfield
Why Harlem Drug Cops Don't Discuss Race	231	(20)
Michael Winerip
Bricks, Mortar and Coalition Building	251	(18)
Mireya Navarro
Getting under My Skin	269	(18)
Don Terry
PART II: THE CONVERSATIONS
Removing the Filter: Unmediated Conversations about Race	287	(16)
Writing about Race (and Trying to Talk about It)	303	(14)
Knowing Your Subject, Knowing Yourself: Journals from the Writers and Photographers	317	(48)
Appendix: The New York Times Poll on Race: Optimistic Outlook But Enduring Racial Division	365

Excerpts

On this day the boss saw something he didn't like. He climbed down and approached the picnic line from behind. He leaned into the ear of a broad-shouldered black man. He had been riding him all day, and the day before. The boss bawled him out good this time, but no one heard what was said. The roar of the machinery was too ferocious for that. Still, everyone knew what was expected. They worked harder. At shift change the black man walked away, hosed himself down and turned in his knives. Then he let go. He threatened to murder the boss. He promised to quit. He said he was losing his mind . . . . "Who that cracker think he is?" The boss walked by just then and the black man lowered his head.

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