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Article: Political scientist analyzes African-American opinion in real-life places.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2004
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Byline: Patrice M. Jones
The men came together to tell secrets and tall tales, to do verbal battle and make allies and to be black men in a place where that was enough to be respected.
At Truth and Soul barbershop on Chicago's South Side, the conversation usually unfolded like a verbal fencing match.
The topic on any given day might be the prowess of a well-known African-American athlete, an outburst of anger and suspicion against white America or simply a conversation about the notion that black people have to stand up and do what is right for the race to thrive.
These casual conversations are not just idle chitchat. They have a ...