Long Way to Go - Black and White in America (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)

Published to front-page reviews in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, and the Chicago Tribune, Jonathan Coleman's Long Way to Go is the best-selling author's "powerful and profound" (Detroit News) seven-year exploration of race in America today. In a book that has been praised for its "compelling storytelling" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) and "superb" narrative (Library Journal), Coleman takes us to "the heartland of the Heartland" (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of the most segregated areas of the country), introduces us to a fascinating cast of characters (who dramatically illuminate the various ways that race continues to affect our lives), and shows us how far America has come since the days of the civil fights movement and how far we have -- or want -- to go.

Bold and direct from beginning to end, Long Way to Go convinces us -- whites and blacks -- that we must get beyond damaging stereotypes and polarization in order to finally resolve this dilemma for the generations to come.