Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class - Book on African American Elite Culture & Social History | Perfect for Sociology Studies, Book Clubs & Cultural Research

Very interesting book I never realized that we had a black upper class society complete with organizations and social clubs with history going back that far.Through this book I've learned that there were white organizations in the 1800s willing to help blacks achieve higher education and create better lives for themselves albeit separate and a lot of the successful blacks were willing to help other blacks achieve and come up with them. I had never heard of Sag Harbour and Oak Bluffs or Highland Beach but I do recall reading something about Idelwild,Mi in the past.It made me swell with pride just reading about blacks who had reached this level of success for so long.The main thing that stood out to me was the importance of reaching a higher level of education in order to succeed in life especially how much a college education can improve your quality of life.I live in a small town down south about 35 miles north of Memphis with a high school education I can see clearly how a college degree could enhance my life this book has inspired me to go for my degree not trying to reach that higher society but to increase my earning potential because at my job those with the college degrees call the shots and don't have to work as hard and the company I work for (Unilever) will pay for your classes as long as your degree is related to our business. I am still reading this book Currently on the elite blacks of the major cities it has been a great read and I highly recommend it!