Can We All Get Along? by Paula McClain, Jessica Carew - 9780367098278

Taylor & Francis

This text provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the historical and contemporary political experience of the major American minority groups, exploring the similarities and differences in these groups' representation and participation in law, politics, and policymaking; discussing the enduring issues and concerns that they face. > In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, how do we, as Americans, reconcile a commitment to equality and freedom with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it? This widely acclaimed text by Paula D. McClain, with new coauthor Jessica D. Johnson Carew, provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the historical and contemporary political experience of the major groups-African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians-in the United States. It explores the similarities and differences in these groups' representation and participations