Living with Racism: The Black Middle-Class Experience

“Feagin and Sikes . . . effectively drive home the point that ‘mere’ slights, racist jokes, common stereotyping-the myriad minor acts of prejudice and discrimination to which blacks are subjected even when separated by days or weeks-can gradually leave a sediment of bitterness and despair in the souls of black folk that makes normal interaction with whites very difficult.” -The Texas Observer