American Government in Black and White: Diversity and Democracy, Sixth Edition, covers the standard topics found in an Introduction to American Government text while also speaking to today's students who want to examine how racial inequality has shaped--and will continue to shape--who we are and what we believe. Authors Paula D. McClain and Steven C. Tauber address issues of inequality in American government, including the U.S. Constitution, key political institutions, the making of public policy while showing how to measure and evaluate the importance of equality in America, from its founding up to today. “This is the best American Government book on the market. It deals directly with the issues of race, which other textbooks only deal with occasionally. I have used other books, but I have found that they are not comprehensive in their examination of issues that matter my students. I have never had students this excited about a textbook before.” -RICHARD WATERMAN, The University of Kentucky “Because it includes segments of the population who have traditionally been ignored by textbooks, this book fills a large number of gaps. The text is revolutionary in its coverage of inequality in American politics. No other textbook in the marketplace can compete with it.” -MORDU SERRY-KAMAL, Winston-Salem State University “The text, with its framework of how race shapes American democracy, is useful for students at this moment. With excellent pulling together of research to profile the demographics of the Framers, and a thorough discussion of social movements, it is a conceptually strong book with clear examples throughout. ” -ANDREA C. HATCHER, Sewanee: The University of the South American Government in Black and White: Diversity and Democracy, Sixth Edition, covers the standard topics found in an Introduction to American Government text while also speaking to today's students who want to examine how racial inequality has shaped--and will continue to shape--who we are and what we believe. Paula D. McClain is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Professor of Public Policy, and Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Duke University. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Political Science Association. Steven C. Tauber is Professor of Political Science and former Chair of the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida.