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| Preface | ||
| Ch. 1 | The Origins of the Black Upper Class | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Jack and Jill: Where Elite Black Kids Are Separated from the Rest | 19 |
| Ch. 3 | The Black Child Experience: The Right Cotillions, Camps, and Private Schools | 45 |
| Ch. 4 | Howard, Spelman, and Morehouse: Three Colleges That Count | 63 |
| Ch. 5 | The Right Fraternities and Sororities | 83 |
| Ch. 6 | The Links and the Girl Friends: For Black Women Who Govern Society | 101 |
| Ch. 7 | The Boule, the Guardsmen, and Other Groups for Elite Black Men | 127 |
| Ch. 8 | Vacation Spots for the Black Elite | 151 |
| Ch. 9 | Black Elite in Chicago | 182 |
| Ch. 10 | Black Elite in Washington, D.C. | 213 |
| Ch. 11 | Black Elite in New York City | 246 |
| Ch. 12 | Black Elite in Memphis | 272 |
| Ch. 13 | Black Elite in Detroit | 294 |
| Ch. 14 | Black Elite in Atlanta | 321 |
| Ch. 15 | Other Cities for the Black Elite: Nashville, New Orleans, Tuskegee, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia | 349 |
| Ch. 16 | Passing for White: When the "Brown Paper Bag Test" Isn't Enough | 376 |
| Afterword | 394 | |
| Acknowledgments | 396 | |
| About the Author | 401 | |
| Photography Credits | 402 | |
| Index | 403 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Jacqueline Matthews
reviewed Our kind of people on September 16, 2015
Our kind of people
Most of the world is unaware there is a black aristocracy, a privileged class. This was an interesting, necessary and well-researched book, although the author's tone was a little pretentious.
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