A History of Race Relations Research

Until recently race relations research has been an understudied and stigmatized area of the social sciences. This volume traces its emergence as a central topic highlighting the major milestones that established it as a legitimate research domain.The contributors key figures in the post-war development of United States race research relate their own experiences with race and racism and the developing interest in the understanding of race as a social force giving the reader an insider''s view of the field.