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Dec 22, 1999 · 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.
- Lawrence Otis Graham
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Jan 6, 1999 · "Our Kind of People" is Graham's take on what black scholars called the talented 10th of the black community. This 10th was made of the educators, doctors, lawyers and business people who were able to provide services to their fellow marginalized African Americans.
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Jan 18, 2001 · In this one-of-a-kind book, attorney and author Lawrence Otis Graham escorts you inside the insular world of the black upper class. Following six years of interviews, Graham weaves together the stories of more than 300 prominent families and individuals along with his own experiences.
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- Lawrence Otis Graham
Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class - Ebook written by Lawrence Otis Graham. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices....
Jan 6, 1999 · 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,...
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.
His book Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class (HarperCollins) was a New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Essence Magazine bestseller, as well as a selection of the Book of the Month Club.
