Paul M. Barrett

The Good Black

A True Story of Race in America

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Larry Mungin spent his life preparing to succeed in the white world. He looked away from racial inequality and hostility, believing he'd make it if he worked hard and played by the rules. He rose from a Queens housing project to Harvard Law School, and went on to practice law at major corporate firms. But just at the point when he thought he'd make it, when he should have been considered for partnership, he sued his employer for racial discrimination. The firm claimed it went out of its way to help Larry because of his race, while Larry thought he'd been treated unfairly. Was Larry a victim of racial discrimination, or just another victim of… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-452-27859-2
EAN: 9780452278592
Produktnummer: 15457063
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Seitenangabe: 320 S.

Über den Autor

Paul M. Barrett is an assistant managing editor and senior writer at Businessweek. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Glock: The Rise of America's Gun, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion, and The Good Black: A True Story of Race in America. Barrett lives and works in New York City.