A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America Book

I chose to read this book after reading David Shipler's The Working Poor. The subject matter of race relations between blacks and whites was particularly interesting to me. I liked that the author was able to get candid responses from the people he interviewed. Overall, the book successfully illustrates a lot of misconceptions that blacks and whites have about one another and the deep racial divides that do continue to exist in America long after slavery and segregation. This book seems promising because it could open a greater dialogue between blacks and whites and increase cultural competency, but also a bit depressing because we clearly have a long way to go.