Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence Of Racism

by Derrick Bell

Overview

The noted civil rights activist uses allegory and historical example to present a radical vision of the persistence of racism in America. These essays shed light on some of the most perplexing and vexing issues of our day: affirmative action, the disparity between civil rights law and reality, the “racist outbursts” of some black leaders, the temptation toward violent retaliation, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786723232
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	08/01/2008
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	473 KB

About the Author

Derrick Bell, a visiting professor at New York University Law School, was dismissed by Harvard University from his position as Weld Professor of Law for refusing to end his two-year leave through which he protested the absence of minority women on the law faculty. He is also the author of Faces at the Bottom of the Well, Confronting Authority, and And We Are Not Saved.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

November 6, 1930

Place of Birth:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Education:

A.B., Duquesne University, 1952; L.L.B., University of Pittsburgh Law School, 1957

Website:

http://www.law.nyu.edu/faculty/profiles/fulltime/belld.html