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"A searing portrait ""of the ways in which black men and women have struggled to surmount injustice to own homes""-from the heroic lawyer who spoke out against Clarence Thomas (The New York Times Book Review) In this ""highly readable and deeply analytical"" work, attorney Anita Hill examines the relationship between home ownership and the American Dream through the lens of race and gender (Library Journal). Through the stories of remarkable African American women-including her own great-great-grandmother, playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and Baltimore beauty-shop owner and housing-crisis survivor Anjanette Booker-she demonstrates that the inclusive democracy our Constitution promises must be conceived with home in mind. From slavery to the Great Migration to the subprime mortgage meltdown,Reimagining Equalitytakes us on a journey that sparks a new conversation about what it means to be at home in America and presents concrete proposals that encourage us to reimagine equality."

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An eloquent continuation of her giving voice to the invisible, the voiceless, the undocumented, the hopeless and, yes, the all too literally homeless. --Patricia J. Williams, The Nation<br> <br> Hill superbly articulates the nuanced spaces inside the home where gender inequities might be present, and outside the home where gender and race disparities create barriers to housing stability. She concludes with a call to US leaders and citizenry to proactively engage as partners for a more just society. Summing Up Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. -- Choice <br> This ambitious book provides just as dignified and well intentioned a performance as the one she gave at those hearings. -- New York Times Book Review <br> Serious readers of all kinds, especially those interested in current affairs and social policy, will appreciate a book that is both highly readable and deeply analytical. -- Library Journal <br> With extraordinary grace and clarity, Anita Hill weaves the story of her family with that of other American families struggling to find and define homes for themselves. What emerges is a powerful story of our nation's ongoing quest for equality of opportunity, viewed through the eyes of the people who have been deeply engaged in that quest. Beautifully written, elegantly seen, compellingly argued. --Robert B. Reich, author of Aftershock <br> Thoughtful and disturbing examination of slippery ideas, rendered in powerful prose. -- Kirkus Reviews <br> Her book, lucid about law, lively with smatterings of history and reminders of cultural markers, may open that conversation. -- Publisher's Weekly <br> Combining the sincerity of memoir and the rigor of sociology, Anita Hill looks at home as a physical space, but also as a microcosm of American society. The women profiled in this engaging and moving book illustrate the challenges of living in America as a raced and gendered person while simultaneously demonstrating the beauty of resista

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Anita Hill is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University. She is the author ofSpeaking Truth to Power,in which she detailed her experience as a witness in Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

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