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Paul M. Barrett
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Stuart Krichevsky
The Good Black
A True Story of Race in America
Plume, January 2000
Larry Mungin spent his life preparing to succeed in the white world. He looked away from racial inequality and hostility, believing that he’d succeed if he worked hard and played by the rules. He rose from a Queens housing project to Harvard College and Law School, and went on to the world of corporate law. But just when he should have been considered for partnership at his mostly white law firm, he sued for racial discrimination. Paul M. Barrett, Mungin’s roommate at Harvard, takes readers through this fascinating case while challenging them to re-think their ideas about race.
“Barrett … skillfully and dispassionately tells Mungin’s story inĀ The Good Black, with chapters alternating among present, recent past, and distant past.”
– The New York Times Book Review