An edition of Our kind of people
(1999)
Our kind of people
inside America's Black upper class
1st ed.
by Lawrence Graham
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"The first book written about the insular world of the black upper class by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. A conservative network of families dating back to the first black millionaires of the 1880s, the black elite has developed its own rules for membership and for maintaining a place in a world that is unaware of its vast contributions."
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Social life and customs, Race relations, African Americans, History, Elite (Social sciences), Social conditions, Oberschicht, Elite, Upper class, Afro-Americans, Upper class African Americans, New York Times reviewed, African americans, social conditions, United states, race relations, African americans, economic conditions, Social classes, united statesPlaces
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Our kind of people: inside America's Black upper class
1999, HarperCollins
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Table of Contents
The origins of the black upper class
Jack and Jill: where elite black kids are separated from the rest
The black child experience: the right cotillions, camps, and private schools
Howard, Spelman, and Morehouse: three colleges that count
The right fraternities and sororities
The links and the girl friends: for black women who govern society
The Boulé, the Guardsmen, and other groups for elite black men
Vacation spots for the black elite
Black elite in Chicago
Black elite in Washington, D.C.
Black elite in New York City
Black elite in Memphis
Black elite in Detroit
Black elite in Atlanta
Other cities for the black elite: Nashville, New Orleans, Tuskegee, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia
Passing for white: when the "brown paper bag test" isn't enough.
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