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A True Story of Race in America
by Paul Barrett (Author)
A controversial case, a controversial ruling-the compelling story of an African American man's journey through a mostly white world.
Larry Mungin spent his life preparing to succeed in the white world. He looked away from racial inequality and hostility, believing he'd make it if he worked hard and played by the rules. He rose from a Queens housing project to Harvard Law School, and went on to practice law at major corporate firms. But just at the point when he thought he'd make it, when he should have been considered for partnership, he sued his employer for racial discrimination. The firm claimed it went out of its way to help Larry because of his race, while Larry thought he'd been treated unfairly. Was Larry a victim of racial discrimination, or just another victim of the typical dog-eat-dog corporate law culture? A thought-provoking courtroom drama with the fast pace of a commercial novel, The Good Black asks readers to rethink their ideas about race and is a fascinating look at the inner workings of the legal profession.
"Superb and provocative . . . It will rivet anyone wondering why the struggle to racially integrate corporate America has made such scant progress."
- The Washington Post
Paul M. Barrett is the deputy legal editor at The Wall Street Journal. He has a law degree from Harvard, and was nominated by The Wall Street Journal for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting. He lives in New York City.
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