Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World - Hardcover

Graham, Lawrence Otis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060183519 ISBN 13: 9780060183516

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

Informed and driven by his experience as an upper-middle-class African American who lives and works in a predominantly white environment, provocative author Lawrence Otis Graham offers a unique perspective on the subject of race. In Member of the Club, a searing book of essays ranging from examining life as a black Princetonian and corporate lawyer to exploring life as a black busboy at an all-white country club, Graham continues his candid search for racial and ethnic understanding, challenging racial prejudice among white Americans while also demanding greater accountability and self-determination from his peers in black America.
In Member of the Club, Graham grapples with the reality of a racially polarized world and looks to our future in an uncompromising work that will challenge the mind-set of every reader.

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Review:

"[Graham] examines the complexities of being a black achiever in a society that often fails to look beyond skin color....This clear-eyed account should be required reading for all Americans.""--Kirkus Reviews"

"This clear-eyed account should be required reading for all Americans."--Kirkus Reviews

"(Graham writes of) heartbreaking ironies and contradictions, indignities and betrayals in the life of an upper-class black man."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"All these essays are well written and offer food for thought. Recommended."--Library Journal

"Shrewd observations...compelling and provocative."--Booklist

All these essays are well written and offer food for thought. Recommended. --Library Journal"

Shrewd observations...compelling and provocative. --Booklist"

(Graham writes of) heartbreaking ironies and contradictions, indignities and betrayals in the life of an upper-class black man. --Philadelphia Inquirer"

This clear-eyed account should be required reading for all Americans. --Kirkus Reviews"

Synopsis:

A collection of essays follows the author's ongoing search for racial and ethnic understanding and features such titles as "Invisible Man," "Blacks and Jews in the Suburbs," and "I Never Dated a White Girl".

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060183519
• ISBN 13: 9780060183516
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 317