'They Always Said I Would Marry a White Girl' Coming to Grips with Race in America

Name: 'They Always Said I Would Marry a White Girl' Coming to Grips with Race in America
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ISBN: 9780761837275

ISBN-10: 0761837272

ISBN-13: 9780761837275

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Authors: Robert Moore

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Growing up in a Philadelphia suburb in the 1960s, there were instances when I was quite reluctant to point out to my classmates, who were all White, that I was indeed African American. There was an impenetrable boundary between African Americans and Whites. To be something else other than White meant to attract unwanted and unneeded attention. Sometimes I felt I harbored a secret, a mark, or stain, one that my friends and I just didn't discuss. I do not remember intentionally trying to deny who I am, but I am sure there were instances when I just didn't speak up with a loud voice. The pressure to somehow join the majority was intense and painful.

Book details

List price: $48.99
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Publication date: 3/29/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 5.23" wide x 8.99" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Robert Moore is currently Chief U.S. Correspondent for England's ITN News, based in Washington. He lives in Washington, D.C.



Preface



Straddling the Fence



Assimilation



Invisibility



A Sense of Difference



Feelings of Discomfort



Different Generations



"Where did all the hippies go?"



Social Systems, Identity and Interaction



Situational Contexts



Dating: African Americans and Whites



Race and women


Conclusion: Coming to Grips with Race in America


Endnotes


References


About the Author


Index