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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
- $16.19
- Harper Perennial
Jan 6, 1999 · Black elite families made sure they were members in the right groups – Jack and Jill, The Links, the Deltas and the AKAs, the Alphas and the Omegas. Everything about Black elite families spoke money – where they lived, the cars they drove, where they were educated, and the friends they kept.
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- Paperback
- Lawrence Otis Graham
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
Sep 14, 2011 · The book is about the insular world of the black upper class written by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. A conservative network of families dating back to the first black millionaires of the 1880s, the black elite has developed its own rules for membership and for maintaining a place in a world that is unaware of its vast contributions
Dec 22, 1999 · In this work, Graham, who exposed bias against African Americans in his sharp-tongued account of working at an elite country club (Member of the Club, LJ 5/1/95), here focuses on "America's black upper class": a conservative, well-to-do group that dates back to the first black millionaires in the 1870s and whose members are associated with ...
- 9780.1B
- HarperCollins
- 12/22/1999
- Harper Perennial
"Our Kind Of People" by Lawrence Otis Graham is a complex and intruiging study of a little known but highly accomplished group commonly referred to as the "Black Elite". Over the years, this community have steadily contributed incredible institutions, businesses, and advancements to the African-American community and America at large.
Graham has produced a book that casts an unblinking eye on America's black elite, cataloguing its achievements while critically analyzing its shortcomings.
