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Introduction

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Acknowledgments xvii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Defining the Post-Integration Black Middle Classes 21
  8. 2. Social Organization in Washington’s Suburbia 51
  9. 3. Public Identities: Managing Race in Public Spaces 72
  10. 4. Status-Based Identities: Protecting and Reproducing Middle-Class Status 114
  11. 5. Race- and Class-Based Identities: Strategic Assimilation in Middle-Class Suburbia 150
  12. 6. Suburban Identities: Building Alliances with Neighbors 185
  13. Conclusion 219
  14. Appendix: A Recipe for Studying the Black Middle Class 227
  15. Notes 235
  16. References 255
  17. Index 269
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface xi
  5. Acknowledgments xvii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. 1. Defining the Post-Integration Black Middle Classes 21
  8. 2. Social Organization in Washington’s Suburbia 51
  9. 3. Public Identities: Managing Race in Public Spaces 72
  10. 4. Status-Based Identities: Protecting and Reproducing Middle-Class Status 114
  11. 5. Race- and Class-Based Identities: Strategic Assimilation in Middle-Class Suburbia 150
  12. 6. Suburban Identities: Building Alliances with Neighbors 185
  13. Conclusion 219
  14. Appendix: A Recipe for Studying the Black Middle Class 227
  15. Notes 235
  16. References 255
  17. Index 269
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