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12 Angry Men

True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today
by Matthew W. Hughey
12 Angry Men: True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today. New Pr., dist. by Perseus. Jan. 2011. 224p. ed. by Gregory S. Parks & Matthew W. Hughey. ISBN 9781595585387. $25.95. SOC SCI
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These men make clear that we do not live in a "post-racial" America. Each tells of his experience of racism, reinforcing that what happened to Henry Lewis Gates Jr. on his own porch is not unique. Baseball hall of famer Joe Morgan is here, but most are not household names.
Reviewed by Margaret Heilbrun , Nov 01, 2010
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