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"[A] collection of scholars [has] released a monumental study called A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society. It offers detailed evidence of the progress our nation has made in the past 50 years in living up to American ideals. But the study makes clear that our work is far from over." —President Bush, Remarks by the president to the National Urban League Conference

The product of a four-year, intensive study by distinguished experts, A Common Destiny presents a clear, readable "big picture" of blacks' position in America. Drawing on historical perspectives and a vast amount of data, the book examines the past 50 years of change and continuity in the status of black Americans. By studying and comparing black and white age cohorts, this volume charts the status of blacks in areas such as education, housing, employment, political participation and family life.

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National Research Council. 1989. A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1210.

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624 pages |  6 x 9 |  Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-309-03998-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1210
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Front Matter i-xvi
Summary and Conclusions 1-32
Overview: Then and Now 33-54
Black Participation in American Society 55-112
Racial Attitudes and Behavior 113-160
Identity and Institutions in the Black Community 161-204
Black Political Participation 205-268
Blacks in the Economy 269-328
The Schooling of Black Americans 329-390
Black Americans' Health 391-450
Crime and the Administration of Criminal Justice 451-508
Children and Families 509-558
Appendix A: Notes on Methodology, Definitions, and Needed Data and Research 559-569
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee and Panel Members and Staff 570-584
Appendix C: Committee Activities 585-588
Index 589-608

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