book chapter
The color-blind
From savage to negro: anthropology and the construction of race, 1896-1954 • Berkeley, Calif. • Published In 1998 • Pages: 208-228, 282-286
By: Baker, Lee D..
Abstract
This chapter explores change and continuity in the way racial categories in the USA were experienced and used in policy. It argues against Reagan era race policies which, building on narrow interpretation of some theories on racial categories, sought to construct a 'color-blind society.'
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1896-1954
- Coverage Place
- United States
- Notes
- Lee D. Baker
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 97031602
- LCSH
- African Americans