Download or read book Lessons from the Black Working Class written by Lori Latrice Martin and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book enables readers to better understand, explain, and predict the future of the nation's overall economic health through its examination of the black working classespecially the experiences of black women and black working-class residents outside of urban areas. Contributes new information and fresh perspectives on the ongoing debate regarding the significance of race versus class. Suggests a number of lessons all Americans can learn from the black working class. Provides a insightful critique of the first black American president's record on race and addressing socioeconomic class differences. Supplies an unprecedented examination that simultaneously examines the diversity of the black working class as well as its historical impact on shaping and foreshadowing the U.S. economy over many generations--