How Race Is Lived in America: Pulling Together, Pulling Apart

by The New York Times, Joseph Lelyveld (Introduction)

Whether it's the merger of a white church with a black church in the South, the hip-hop dreams of a suburban white teenager, or the struggles of a biracial partnership in a high-tech start-up, race relations continue to permeate American lives. Powerful yet intimate, the stories in this volume present the real voices of America speaking out on the impact of race in their daily lives.

The result of a virtually unprecedented commitment of talent and resources, the New York Times landmark series "How Race Is Lived in America" captured the cultural landscape of the nation in provocative, eye-opening articles following people from all backgrounds and every corner of society.

The stories in the series are enhanced by additional commentary from the writers, photographers, and editors; results and analysis of an extensive Times poll on attitudes about race; and selected reader responses. Together they offer a highly personal yet panoramic view of real-world conflict and aspiration.

Genres: Race, Nonfiction, Politics, Social Issues, Sociology, African American

416 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 112 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. Its website receives 30 million unique visitors per month.

Reviews

[NCHS Library]

From Follett: Whether it's the merger of a white church with a black church in the South, the hip-hop dreams of a suburban white teenager, or the struggles of a biracial partnership in a high-tech start-up, race relations continue to permeate American lives. Powerful yet intimate, the stories in this volume present the real voices of America speaking out on the impact of race in their daily lives.

The result of a virtually unprecedented commitment of talent and resources, theNew York Times landmark series "How Race Is Lived in America" captured the cultural landscape of the nation in provocative, eye-opening articles following people from all backgrounds and every corner of society.

The stories in the series are enhanced by additional commentary from the writers, photographers, and editors; results and analysis of an extensiveTimes poll on attitudes about race; and selected reader responses. Together they offer a highly personal yet panoramic view of real-world conflict and aspiration.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some solid reporting on how race and racism is experienced in schooling, policing, business, religion and above all interpersonal relationships. The interview with the reporters themselves was key to processing it more.

[Dez · Rating 3 out of 5]

read for a class in college

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

How Race Is Lived in America: Pulling Together, Pulling Apart (Paperback)
by Correspondents of The New York Times

ISBN 0805070842

[Karla Kitalong · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was published 20+ years ago. The stories could have happened today.

[Edwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A compelling collection of essays on race. I read one essay about a white quarterback on a historically black college's football team and I was hooked. I went on to read essays about race relations among workers in a slaughterhouse, among high school students, in the newsroom, etc. Each essay offers revealing and frank insights about the state of race relations in everday, workaday America. Sometimes positive, often negative, very often poignant.

[Valarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some articles in this book were interesting and enlightening, but many were incredibly dull. "Part II" of the book is devoted entirely to the NYT contributors patting themselves on the back for being so progressive and writing about race relations in America.

[Ami · Rating 3 out of 5]

like "class matters", i wonder how these stories would change, if at all, after the last presidential election

[Simon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book assigned for a class on race that I never quite got to. It was pretty good.