Do "black pride" and "black prejudice" come hand in hand? Does
taking pride in being black encourage the rejection of a common
bond with other Americans?
In this groundbreaking study, two leading social scientists
mount a challenge to those who would answer "yes." Paul Sniderman
and Thomas Piazza probe these questions in the only way
possible--asking black Americans themselves to share their thoughts
about each other, America, and other Americans.
Writing in a strikingly transparent style, they open a new
window on the ideas and values of real individuals who make up the
black community in America today. Contrary to the rhetoric of some
black leaders, Sniderman and Piazza show that African Americans
overwhelmingly reject racial separatism and embrace a common
framework, culture, and identity with other Americans.
Although the authors find that levels of anti-Semitism are
notably higher among black Americans than among white Americans,
they demonstrate that taking pride in being black does not
encourage blacks to be more suspicious or intolerant of others who
are not black. The higher levels of anti-Semitism are instead
associated with a gallery of oversimplified and accusatory ideas,
including a popularized Afrocentrism and charges of vast
conspiracies, that have won substantial support in the black
community.
Readers of this book will come away with an understanding of how
African Americans, while insistent on winning racial justice, are
deeply committed to the values of the American ethos and their
identity as Americans.
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