Acting Black: College, Identity and the Performance of Race
Sarah Willie analyzes the array of experiences that constitute what it means to be Black for African American students. She challenges fixed notions of race, showing how Black students negotiate complex racial identities in the different contexts of historically Black colleges and predominantly white institutions. This important book shows that providing equitable education for Black students is more than a matter of numerical representation.  Professor Willie's book should be required reading for college administrators and faculty.–Margaret L. Andersen, author ofThinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and GenderA bold, original analysis demonstrating the crucibles of identity creation faced by Black students at historically Black and historically white colleges and universities.–Joe Feagin, co-author ofThe Agony of Education: Black Students at White Colleges and UniversitiesSarah Willie has given us a work of great insight and unshakable commitment to racial justice. This book will be indispensable for every teacher and every student concerned with race on campus, and indeed, with race in American society. A must-have, must-read, must-teach work.–Howard Winant, author ofThe World is a Ghetto: The Making of a New World Racial OrderTo what degree is race a malleable, contingent, and performable social identity? Does formal equality coexist with informal inequality, and if so, with what consequences? Are Black colleges the answer? If you, like me, have ever wondered about any of these questions, you must read this fascinating book that raises and addresses such issues.–Caroline Hodges Persell, co-author ofPreparing for Power: America's Elite Boarding Schools