The two worlds of race
A historical view
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9685097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hope Franklin (American Academy of Pediatrics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 134 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 118-133 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/001152605774431554 |
| OpenAlex | W2093076683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
Franklin's essay traces the practices, policies, and laws that, from colonial times through the mid-1960s moment when he composed his essay, created and sustained the two worlds of race in America. He outlines the history of efforts from that period to alleviate racial distinctions and to foster a "world of equality and complete human fellowship." Franklin cautions, however, that even certain well-intentioned efforts to extend services, opportunities, and rights to African Americans sometimes reinforced segregation and discrimination. He considers how key historical, legal, political, and social developments from the twentieth century -- World War II, the growth of labor unions, the Great Migration, America's ascendancy as a world power, among others -- advanced racial equality in America while often intensifying the backlash from opponents to such equality. Still, Franklin concludes optimistically that however strident those opponents may be, they "have been significantly weakened by the very force of the numbers and elements now seeking to eliminate the two worlds of race
Backlash · Colonialism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Race (biology · Racial equality · Racism · Sociology · World War II · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Race, History, and American Society
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2011 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |