We were warned in 1997 of 'underground prejudice' Charlie Meyerson interviews
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In his 1997 book A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America, Pulitzer Prize winner David K. Shipler documented a major split among Americans: "The divide between those who see racism and those who do not." And he sounded an alarm about what many then might not have perceived: "How much prejudice has gone underground since the civil rights movement." Here's my 1997 interview with Shipler, aired 19 years ago today. Sadly, it doesn't sound dated. Related listening: A panel discussion I led in July on the future of integration.
In his 1997 book A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America, Pulitzer Prize winner David K. Shipler documented a major split among Americans: "The divide between those who see racism and those who do not." And he sounded an alarm about what many then might not have perceived: "How much prejudice has gone underground since the civil rights movement." Here's my 1997 interview with Shipler, aired 19 years ago today. Sadly, it doesn't sound dated. Related listening: A panel discussion I led in July on the future of integration.