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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.896073
EAN: 9780060984380
ISBN: 0060984384
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: February 01, 2000
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: December 22, 1999
Sales Rank: 123568
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Debutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of the black upper class and the focus of the first book written about the black elite by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group.
Author and TV commentator Lawrence Otis Graham, one of the nation's most prominent spokesmen on race and class, spent six years interviewing the wealthiest black families in America. He includes historical photos of a people that made their first millions in the 1870s. Graham tells who's in and who's not in the group today with separate chapters on the elite in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Nashville, and New Orleans. A new Introduction explains the controversy that the book elicited from both the black and white communities.
Average Rating: 
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After I read this book I realized how low class I truly am.
My father is Puerto Rican and my mother is black so despite my best attempts my hair will never ever pass the ruler test since it is way too curly.
I attended an all black private school from pre-K to 8th grade, but since it wasn't mentioned in this book-it doesn't count.
My parents were invited to join Jack & Jill, but after one meeting saw how damned pretentious the people were and declined. Rather than expose me ... Read More
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I believe this was a great book. It was very exciting from the very first chapter.He really did in depth research, on the subject of these so called BGLO (Black Greek Letter Organizations). I do support alot of what he said. I do agree with him on the prejudiceness of the Alpha Phi Alpha and AKA's. I do believe he is a good writer and researcher,it is just that some people cannot handle the truth.
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I have been a member of the black upper class all of my life. I feel
uncomfortable even saying that. I know that portraying this group as
snobbish, exclusive and haughty sells books. I was glad to read the
reviews from people in Atlanta and New York that told the truth. And
that is that most people in this group are friendly, caring very
confident (not arrogant). I know that they can be very intimadating
but they live the lives of the "haves" and not the ... Read More
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All Mr. Graham did was tell about another side of black/american history that existed. Ever since I read this book(not half way but the entire book!), this book has provoked intelligent conversation among my peers and family )Other races have their famous families like the kennedys, etc in which they glorify their accomplishments. Why can't african americans have our famous families? The families that are featured in the book should be praised snotty or not, because they dared to accomplish beyond ... Read More
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I am of one of the so-called elite blacks and I disagree with the book. Don't believe everything you read or believe that all blacks who have money, education, and nice homes are what the author describes. First off, it was instilled in me that if ones of our race is fortunate enough to become someone, lend out a helping hand to the less fortunate of the race. That's what me and my family has done over the past 100 years. We knew we weren't white and didn't want to be and didn't want to act like our ... Read More
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