The color of freedom : race and contemporary American liberalism.

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Title:

The color of freedom : race and contemporary American liberalism.

Author:

Cochran, David Carroll.

ISBN:

9780791441862

Personal Author:

Cochran, David Carroll.

Publication Information:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1999.

Physical Description:

ix, 207 p.

Series:

SUNY series in Afro-American studies.

Series Title:

SUNY series in Afro-American studies.

Subject Term:

Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Race discrimination -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

Civil society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century.

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Summary

Summary

Offers a fresh, distinctive, and compelling analysis of the United States's continuing dilemma of race.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Chapter 1 Introduction	p. 1
Locating the Argument	p. 5
The Argument's Outline	p. 14
Chapter 2 Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 17
The Features of Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 17
The Sources of Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 18
Framing the Debate on Race	p. 33
Color-Blind Liberalism and Freedom	p. 41
Chapter 3 The Limits of Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 45
The Strengths of Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 45
Color-Blind Liberalism and the Left	p. 46
The Limits of Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 53
Chapter 4 Liberal Autonomy	p. 67
Freedom and Autonomy	p. 67
The Nature of Autonomy	p. 70
Liberalism, Autonomy, and Multiculturalism	p. 84
Chapter 5 Expanding the Liberal Understanding of Race	p. 91
Complexity	p. 91
The Continuing Importance of Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 93
Moving Beyond Color-Blind Liberalism	p. 102
Chapter 6 Public Policy	p. 135
Public Policy, Autonomy, and Black Americans	p. 135
The State, Civil Society, and Public Policy	p. 141
Conclusion	p. 169
Notes	p. 173
References	p. 179
Index	p. 199