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Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate.

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"Barr's gripping exploration of the divergent paths friends took away from a childhood snapshot combines the rigor of scholarship with the personal touch of memoir. I have rarely read a book that so effectively illustrates the persistence of racial disparities in the United States with unforgettable, wrenching life stories." (Amanda Seligman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)"

Friends Disappear The Battle for Racial Equality

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2014
      ISBN13: 9780226156460, 978-0226156460
      ISBN10: 022615646X
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      Ethnic studies / Ethnicity Social discrimination and social justice

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      Book Synopsis
      Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate.

      Trade Review
      "Barr's gripping exploration of the divergent paths friends took away from a childhood snapshot combines the rigor of scholarship with the personal touch of memoir. I have rarely read a book that so effectively illustrates the persistence of racial disparities in the United States with unforgettable, wrenching life stories." (Amanda Seligman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)"

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