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Book SynopsisThe movement to add a multiracial category to the 2000 US Census provoked unprecedented debates about race. The effort made for strange bedfellows. Republicans like House Speaker Newt Gingrich and affirmative action opponent Ward Connerly took up the multiracial cause. This book provides an account of how this small movement sparked a big change.
Trade ReviewThis is a smart, sensitive and brave book on a topic - multiracialism - about which many dumb, insensitive, and cowardly things have been said. Williams deepens our empirical understanding of the topic through her research and our normative appreciation for the complexities of the matter through her wise and insightful commentary. An altogether welcome addition to America's ongoing conversation about race. - Doug McAdam, Stanford University ""This is a brilliant and provocative examination of the politics surrounding the multiracial movement and where it fits in the ideological divides in American politics."" - Paula McClain, Duke University
