Everyday antiracism: Competence and Religion in the Cultural Repertoire of the African American Elite

Du Bois Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-43

  Lamont, Michèle ^a   Fleming, Crystal Marie ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Antiracism; Competence; Elite; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247667227     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X05050046     Document Type: Article

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