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| Acknowledgments | xi | |
| Introduction: Children of the Dream | 1 | |
| 1. | Black Success in America: A Progress Report | 9 |
| The New Black Upper Class | 12 | |
| Black Wealth in America | 13 | |
| From $500 to $200 Million | 14 | |
| The Stuff of Dreams and Fortunes | 17 | |
| Leveraging a New Deal | 19 | |
| Part 1 | Getting Ready | |
| 2. | A Reunion in Little Rock | 27 |
| "Blood in the Streets" | 29 | |
| "The Beast in Us ..." | 31 | |
| Walking into War | 33 | |
| 3. | From Separate to Equal | 37 |
| From Separate to Inferior | 40 | |
| The Psychological Charge for Integration | 42 | |
| 4 | The Intergation Generation | 48 |
| Success and the Black Family | ||
| Richard Mays, Les Hollingsworth, and Lottie Shackelford | 50 | |
| The First Black to ... | 57 | |
| Part 2 | Getting Over | |
| 5. | To be Young, Gifted and Qualified | 69 |
| Breaking into the Business | 71 | |
| In the Matter of Being Qualified | 77 | |
| People Get Worthy | 80 | |
| Ready to Go at All Times | 81 | |
| On the Daddy Track | 86 | |
| 6. | Acting Your Color | 92 |
| The Color of Power | 94 | |
| The Color of Strength | 100 | |
| The Color of Style | 105 | |
| The Color of Image | 108 | |
| 7. | Getting Mad, Getting Even | 112 |
| Angriest Black Man in America | 114 | |
| Getting Over | 115 | |
| Succeeding Beyond Anger | 123 | |
| Taking the Larger View | 124 | |
| 8. | A Credit to the Race | 129 |
| Exceptions and the Expectations | 132 | |
| The Grooming Process | 137 | |
| Playing by the Rules | 138 | |
| Learning to "Eat It" | 142 | |
| 9. | Success and the Black Woman | 151 |
| Feeling Fulfilled | 152 | |
| Up Off Her Knees | 155 | |
| Of Race and Gender | 157 | |
| The Life and Times of the Movement People | 160 | |
| Having It All | 161 | |
| A Success in Her Own Time | 166 | |
| Dealing with the Brothers in the Struggle | 169 | |
| Woman Power | 172 | |
| The Essence of Success | 175 | |
| 10. | Success and the Black Man | 180 |
| Against the Odds | 183 | |
| Black Men, Black Power | 188 | |
| The Warrior as Artist | 190 | |
| Amazing Grace | 194 | |
| Presumptions and the "Smart-Ass White Boys" | 199 | |
| The Master Dealer | 203 | |
| Shooting the Wounded | 206 | |
| The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | 210 | |
| Part 3 | Getting Down | |
| 11. | A Dream Deferred? | 217 |
| Paying the Price of the Dream | ||
| Janet Cooke, Leanita McClain, and Edmund Perry | 218 | |
| Integration and the Real Thing | 222 | |
| Winning at Race | 227 | |
| Taking Affirmative Action | 229 | |
| The Dream Continues | 234 | |
| 12. | How We Have Overcome: The Psychology of Black Success | 240 |
| Note 1 | Personal Responsibility/Integrity | 241 |
| Taking Command | 242 | |
| Note 2 | Gopas (Goals, Organization, Planning, and Action Sequences) | 245 |
| Giving an Accounting | 246 | |
| Note 3 | Managing Others' Racial Perceptions and Reactions | 249 |
| Managing at the Top | 250 | |
| Note 4 | Pioneering | 251 |
| Breaking New Ground | 252 | |
| Note 5 | High Degree of Self-reliance | 255 |
| Brewing It Her Way | 256 | |
| Note 6 | Positive Self-acceptance | 258 |
| Reaping the Rewards of the Risk | 258 | |
| Note 7 | Balance in Life | 262 |
| Designing the Dream | 262 | |
| Note 8 | Giving Back, Reaching Back | 264 |
| Coming Home Again | 266 | |
| Note 9 | Faith | 270 |
| Doing God's Will | 271 | |
| Note 10 | Transcendence of a Racial-Victim Perspective | 273 |
| Conclusion: Reaching the High Note | 274 | |
| Bibliography and References | 277 | |
| Index | 281 |
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