{"product_id":"in-search-of-black-america-david-j-dent-9780743203050","title":"In Search of Black America: Discovering the Africanamerican Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Candid and consistently engaging, Dent's work contributes to a better understanding of the role of race in American life.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis landmark work looks at the lives of African Americans throughout the United States and challenges the typical notions of race across the nation. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNoted journalist and professor David Dent spent five years crisscrossing America on a mission to expose prevalent myths and stereotypes. With tape recorder in hand, he stopped in Detroit, Washington, D.C., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Gallipolis, Ohio, Seattle, Virginia, and many other places, documenting widespread diversity in the lives of the black majority--middle and upper-middle class African Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCandid and honest, controversial and pragmatic, and peopled with an eclectic and insightful array of characters, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Black America\u003c\/i\u003e is written with journalistic fervor and will change the way people view this piece of America that is often over-looked and little understood. This important and timely book is an invaluable addition to the ever-evolving debate about race in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Dent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743203054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743203050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.58w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2001 pg. 32","brand":"David J. Dent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962030805247,"sku":"9780743203050","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf8b5609-12e8-4a45-ad62-72a4a14ba8b8.jpg?v=1750649108","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-black-america-david-j-dent-9780743203050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}