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Direct linkAkom, A. A. – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2008
This article argues that narratives forecasting spectacular mobility for Black people/people of color along with the growth of the Black middle class function as proof that America "works" and that the American dream is obtainable for all. However, what is concealed within this "meritocratic" discourse is that full acceptance into this society is…
Descriptors: African Americans, Race, Middle Class, Racial Identification
