Crossing the Racial Divide: Close Friendships Between Black and White Americans

by Kathleen O. Korgen

In interviews in cities and towns across the United States, from New York to Los Angeles, and from Madison to Dallas, members of 40 black and white pairs of friends reflect on how they became friends, how racial issues are addressed, and how their friendships have influenced their views and, in some cases, their actions. Utilizing a sociological framework to examine the friendships, Korgen offers readers a rare glimpse into an even rarer phenomenon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027597281X
• ISBN13: 9780275972813
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.5"