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Being Brown in Dixie: Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New SouthCameron D. Lippard and Charles A. Gallagher, editors How has the dramatic influx of Latino populations in the US South challenged and changed traditional conceptions of race? Are barriers facing Latinos the same as those confronted by African Americans? The authors of Being Brown in Dixie use the Latino experience of living and working in the South to explore the shifting complexities of race relations. Systematically considering such More > | ![]() |
Equal Work, Unequal Careers: African Americans in the WorkforceRochelle Parks-Yancy Why do some people get ahead in the workplace, while others, equally qualified, fall behind? Rochelle Parks-Yancy uses the experience of African American workers across the US to reveal how the forces of inequality and social capital shape long-term occupational success. Parks-Yancy's mixed-methods approach probes the ways that people find jobs, lose jobs, and get promoted, illuminating the More > | ![]() |



