A seminal collection
Quiet as it's kept, this compendium (551 pages) of essays and studies remains an essential resource for anyone genuinely interested in an honest understanding of a field of study that remains controversial throughout a reactionary, conservative society 41 years after its inception in college curricula. There is a reason you do not see it referred to in criticisms of African American Studies: it does not serve the manipulative purposes of those who want to control the definition of others.
