Waubonsee Community College

Prejudice across America, James Waller

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-303) and index

index present

non fiction

Prejudice across America

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James Waller

"In 1998 James Waller took twenty-one white college students from Washington state on a month-long journey. Prejudice Across America is the record of their interaction with the American Indian, Asian American, African American, Hispanic, and Jewish experiences nationwide." "Waller reports here on this innovative and award-winning trek. In Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., his students hear both the official story of prejudice and the street story from people living and dealing with racism on a daily basis. Prejudice Across America is as much the journal of these travelers and what they face as it is a sweeping, up-close survey of the nation's racial landscape. As they travel, the students confront thorny issues, face down stereotypical thoughts, prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviors, and uncover more tough questions than easy answers." "Prejudice Across America allows readers to join them in introspection and self-discovery in the urban reality of an America where diversity isn't simply a buzzword, but a way of life. Book jacket."--Jacket

The preparations -- Los Angeles: Taiko drums, blues, and the Banana Bungalow -- San Francisco: the goodness of Uncle Guy -- Chicago: Arvis tells it like it is -- Memphis: a grief observed -- New Orleans: an interlude -- Birmingham: "Bombingham" revisited -- Atlanta: "Don't tell me it's on Peachtree, again ..." -- Washington, D.C.: the beginning of a country and the end of our line