Including the work of nearly 20 authors from institutions such as American University, Memphis University, University of North Carolina, and Georgia State University, this essay collection explores the changing relationship between African Americans and whites on U.S. College and University campuses. These essays investigate and chronicle the tension and social distance felt between African Americans and whites in today's higher-education community. Many facets of the educational experience are examined including student-to-student contact, affinity group formation, Greek life, and the perceived effectiveness of courses on race taught by non-minorities. Although designed as supplemental reading for undergraduate and graduate students, and experts in the field, each chapter in African Americans and Whites includes three or four provocative questions suitable for classroom discussions.

Contributions by: Larry J. Griffin, Andrea Malkin Brenner, Wanda Rushing, Zandria Robinson, Tim Baylor, Stephanie M. McClure, Joseph W. Ruane, Erica Chito Childes, Eunice Matthews-Armstead, Todd Schoepflin, Charles A. Gallagher, Kathleen Korgen, Gabe T. Wang, James E. Mahon, Jeffrey R. Breese, Kathleen Grant, Frank Ridzi, Joshua G. McIntosh, F Erik Brooks, Marybeth Gasman