Race and Mixed Race

Naomi Zack is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Albany. She herself is of mixed race: Jewish, African American, and Native American.

"Analyzing conceptions and descriptions of race, Zack offers an intriguing exploration of the possibilities of mixed-race identity in society."-Publishers Weekly "Attacking such common racial notions as the idea that 'black plus white always results in black,' Zack deftly shows the flimsiness of our thinking about race."-The Philadelphia Inquirer"Race and Mixed Race is a very thought-provoking essay on an extremely important topic. It is fascinating reading which contains many, many gems."-Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University, author of Vessels of Evil: American Slavery and the Holocaust

• Preface and Acknowledgments Part I: The Existential Analysis 1. Introduction: Summary, Method, and Structure 2. The Ordinary Concept of Race 3. White Family Identity 4. Black Family Identity 5. Demography and the Identification of the Family 6. Mixed-Race Family Identity Part II: The History of Mixed Race 7. Introduction to the History of Mixed Race 8. The Law on Black and White 9. Marooned! 10. The Harlem Renaissance: Cultural Suicide 11. Genocidal Images of Mixed Race 12. Mulattoes in Fiction 13. Alienation Part III: The Philosophy of Anti-Race 14. Nobility versus Good Faith 15. Black, White, and Gray: Words, Words, Words Notes Select Bibliography Index