The Bridge Over the Racial Divide

"As long as middle- and working-class groups are fragmented along racial lines, they will fail to see how their combined efforts could change the political imbalance..." — William Julius Wilson. Leveraging Communities Organized for Public Service and the Industrial Areas Foundation as a case studies, Wilson demonstrates how broad-based, faith-centered organizing can bridge racial divisions, develop local leaders, and build the multiracial political coalitions needed to strengthen democracy.