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From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experienceaids and encourages the reader to develop his/her """"sociological imaginations"""" and to broaden their understanding of the """"Sociology of the Black Experience,"""" particularly in the United States' multicultural society. From Imagining to Understanding the African American Experience: Provides a unique sociological exploration of the African American experience and how it has been specifically impacted by culprits such as slavery and racism.  Because """"race"""" still matters in the United States, every section of this book explores the sociological impact of slavery and racism on the experiences of black Americans. Provides a solid presentation of the different phases of the """"Black Experience"""" in American society. As the book moves through each phase, beginning with the institution of slavery itself, it explores the impact of slavery and racism on major social institutions and social problems of black life (family, education, crime, etc.), right up to the present, to show how a life of slavery has impacted every aspect. Vividly describes being """"BLACK"""" in America by discussing """"the good, the bad, the ugly, and the magnificent"""" in the black culture.

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