Negotiating Black Identities
Dr. Karyn Lacy presented "Constructing Racial Identities" at Emory University on March 2, 2005. In excerpts from her lecture, Prof. Lacy advances the idea of strategic assimilation as an way of understanding how contemporary middle-class Blacks are managing their lives in suburban spaces....
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| description | Dr. Karyn Lacy presented "Constructing Racial Identities" at Emory University on March 2, 2005. In excerpts from her lecture, Prof. Lacy advances the idea of strategic assimilation as an way of understanding how contemporary middle-class Blacks are managing their lives in suburban spaces. She draws from her research in two counties near Washington, D. C.: Prince George's County, Maryland (a majority-Black county) and Fairfax County, Virginia (predominately White). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fcff30836994e70b5ad319afb67a19e2022-12-21T20:08:35ZengEmory Center for Digital ScholarshipSouthern Spaces1551-27542005-05-0110.18737/M7HC7NNegotiating Black IdentitiesKaryn Lacy0University of MichiganDr. Karyn Lacy presented "Constructing Racial Identities" at Emory University on March 2, 2005. In excerpts from her lecture, Prof. Lacy advances the idea of strategic assimilation as an way of understanding how contemporary middle-class Blacks are managing their lives in suburban spaces. She draws from her research in two counties near Washington, D. C.: Prince George's County, Maryland (a majority-Black county) and Fairfax County, Virginia (predominately White).https://southernspaces.org/node/42367African American StudiesSocial ClassUrban and Suburban Studies@Emory |
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| title | Negotiating Black Identities |
| title_full | Negotiating Black Identities |
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| title_short | Negotiating Black Identities |
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| topic | African American Studies Social Class Urban and Suburban Studies @Emory |
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