Background
Smith, Robert Charles was born on February 12, 1947 in Benton, Louisiana, United States. Son of Martin and Blanch Smith.
(This is the first book to assess in a systematic and theo...)
This is the first book to assess in a systematic and theoretically informed way the course and status of racism in the post-civil rights era. It convincingly demonstrates that racism continues to exist in contemporary American society twenty-five years after the civil rights revolution. Smith clarifies the concept of racism through a historical analysis of the doctrine and practice of white supremacy. Then, drawing on a variety of data-surveys, court cases, the academic literature, government and privately collected statistical reports and studies, and personal experiences-Smith traces the present-day manifestations of racism ideologically, attitudinally, behaviorally, and institutionally. The final chapter presents a detailed critique of the literature on the black underclass and of William Julius Wilson's thesis on the declining significance of racism in explaining the underclass. In the process, it presents a persuasive argument that the persistence and growth of the underclass is itself major evidence of the prevalence of racism today.
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Political science educator researcher
Smith, Robert Charles was born on February 12, 1947 in Benton, Louisiana, United States. Son of Martin and Blanch Smith.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1970; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Howard U., 1976.
Assistant professor College at Purchase, State University of New York, 1976-1980;
associate professor, Howard U., Washington, 1980-1988;
professor, Prairie View (Texas) Agricultural Mech., 1988-1989;
professor, San Francisco State University, since 1989. Research associate Columbia University, New York City, 1972-1973, 78-80. Guest scholar JointCtr.
Political Studies, Washington, 1985-1986.
(This is the first book to assess in a systematic and theo...)
Co-founder Congress of Black Faculty, Washington, 1987. Founding fellow Open Mind: Cultural Diversity, 1988. Co-chair Bay Area Malcum 25thAnniversary Committee, 1990.
Member American Political Science Association, National Conference Black Political Scientists, Center for Study Presidency, Academy Political Science.
Married Scottie Bess Gibson, May 6, 1952. Children: Blanch, Jessica, Scottus-Charles.