The origins of the black upper class -- Jack and Jill: where elite black kids are separated from the rest -- The black child experience: the right cotillions, camps, and private schools -- Howard, Spelman, and Morehouse: three colleges that count -- The right fraternities and sororities -- The links and the girl friends: for black women who govern society -- The Boulé, the Guardsmen, and other groups for elite black men -- Vacation spots for the black elite.
Black elite in Chicago -- Black elite in Washington, D.C. -- Black elite in New York City -- Black elite in Memphis -- Black elite in Detroit -- Black elite in Atlanta -- Other cities for the black elite: Nashville, New Orleans, Tuskegee, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia -- Passing for white: when the "brown paper bag test" isn't enough.
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