Study Guide for African Americans in the U.S. Economy

Cecilia A. Conrad is the Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics at Pomona College. She has authored and edited several monographs, including Building Skills for Black Workers: Preparing for the Future Labor Market. She is the current editor of the Review of Black Political Economy and is an associate editor of Feminist Economics. Conrad received the 2002 California Professor of the Year Award, an honor presented by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.John Whitehead is professor of economics and African American studies at the City College of San Francisco. He has written extensively on racial economic inequality and community economic development and is the coeditor, with Cobie Kwasi Harris, of Readings in Black Political Economy. He is the founder and the chairperson of the Committee on the Impact of Globalization on U.S. Minorities.Patrick Mason is associate professor of economics and director of the African American Studies Program at Florida State University. He has authored or edited over forty journal articles, book chapters, and professional studies, including The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. He is currently chair of the Committee of the Status of Minorities in the Economics Profession and is a past president of the National Economics Association.James Stewart is professor of labor studies and industrial relations, African and African American studies, and management and organization at Penn State University. He has authored and edited numerous books, including Black Families: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, and has served as editor of the Review of Black Political Economy and president of the National Economics Association. Stewart recently completed two terms as president of the National Council for Black Studies (1998-2002).

• Part 1 Part I: Slavery and the Early Formation of Black LaborChapter 2 The International Slave TradeChapter 3 Africa, Europe, and the Origins of Uneven Development: The Role of SlaveryChapter 4 The Critical Role of African Americans in the Development of the Pre–Civil War U.S. EconomyChapter 5 The Black Sharecropping System and Its DeclineChapter 6 The Rise of the Black Industrial Working Class, 1915–1918Part 7 Part II: Organized Labor and African AmericansChapter 8 An Uncertain Tradition: Blacks and Unions, 1865–1925Chapter 9 The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersChapter 10 Civil Rights and Organized Labor: The Case of the United Steelworkers of America, 1948–1970Part 11 Part III: Theories of Racial Discrimination, Inequality, and Economic ProgressChapter 12 Racial Economic Inequality and Discrimination: Conservative and Liberal Paradigms RevisitedChapter 13 Marxist Theory of Racism and Racial InequalityChapter 14 The Crowding HypothesisChapter 15 "Keeping People in Their Place": The Economics of Racial ViolenceChapter 16 The Black Political Economy Paradigm and the Dynamics of Racial Economic InequalityPart 17 Part IV: Current Economic Status of African Americans: Hard Evidence of Racial Economic Discrimination and InequalityChapter 18 Race and Gender Differences in the U.S. Labor Market: The Impact of Educational AttainmentChapter 19 Persistent Racial Discrimination in the Labor MarketChapter 20 Racial Inequality and African Americans' Disadvantage in the Credit and Capital MarketsChapter 21 Changes in the Labor Market Status of Black Women, 1960–2000Chapter 22 Single Mother Families in the Black Community: Economic Context and PoliciesChapter 23 The Racial Wealth GapPart 24 Part V: Globalization and Its Impact on the Economic Well-Being of African Americans and LatinosChapter 25 Globalization, the Transformation of Capital, and the Erosion of Black and Latino Living StandardsChapter 26 Globalization and African Americans: A Focus on Public EmploymentChapter 27 Immigration and African AmericansChapter 28 African American Intragroup Inequality and Corporate GlobalizationChapter 29 Globalization, Racism, and the Expansion of the American Penal SystemPart 30 Part VI: Black Capitalism: Entrepreneurs and ConsumersChapter 31 History of Black CapitalismChapter 32 Black-Owned Businesses: Trends and ProspectsChapter 33 Black-Owned Banks: Past and PresentChapter 34 "Bling-Bling" and Other Recent Trends in African American ConsumerismChapter 35 A Critical Examination of the Political Economy of the Hip-Hop IndustryChapter 36 Black Capitalism: Self-Help or Self-Delusion?Part 37 Part VII: Education, Employment, Training, and Social Welfare: Alternative Public Policy Approaches in the Struggle to Achieve Racial EqualityChapter 38 Black Power: The Struggle for Parental Choice in EducationChapter 39 School Choice: A Desperate GambleChapter 40 The Black Youth Employment Problem RevisitedChapter 41 Employment and Training Solutions for the Economically DisadvantagedChapter 42 Racism in the U.S. Welfare Policy: A Human Rights IssueChapter 43 Past Due: The African American Quest fort ReparationsPart 43 Part VIII: Understanding Black ReparationsChapter 44 The Theory of RestitutionChapter 45 The Economics of ReparationsPart 46 Part IX: African American Economic Development and Urban Revitalization StrategiesChapter 47 Inner-City Economic Development and Revitalization: A Community-Building ApproachChapter 48 Combating Gentrification through Equitable DevelopmentChapter 49 The Black Church and Community Economic DevelopmentChapter 50 Black Patronage of Black-Owned Businesses and Black EmploymentChapter 51 African American Athletes and Urban Revitalization: African American Athletes as a Funding Source for Inner-City Investments