race identity

A child learns appreciation for her heritage in African American hairstyles.

A study of the making of racism, showing how white Southerners banded together after the Civil War to establish their dominance over their former slaves, and discussing how that perception of superiority has continued through the twentieth century.

Explores the role of white teachers in multicultural education, discussing the need for white educators in the U.S. and other nations of the West to understand the dynamics of past and present racial dominance in order to effect personal and social transformation.

James McBride chronicles his twelve-year journey to learn about his mother's past, describing her unhappy childhood, marriage, refusal to admit she was white, and creation of an all-black church in Harlem, and shares details of his own life and the challenges he faced coping with his family's secrets.

Examines racial attitudes based on information which has been provided by over 100 upper-income white men who express their views on blacks today, immigration, crime, and discriminatory practices.

Challenges African-Americans to play a stronger role in world peace, and denounces the United States government for making money off of war.