"This critical selection of hallmark articles effectively addresses health disparities in America and should be required reading for students, teachers, and professionals in public health."
— Ronald Braithwaite, Ph.D., professor, department of behavioral sciences and health education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

"This reader compellingly documents one of the great unfinished tasks of American medicine and public healthequal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Every health worker, professional, and student, alike, should read it as an essential first step in understanding and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in care."
— H. Jack Geiger, M.D., Logan Professor of Community Medicine, Emeritus, City University of New York Medical School

"This book will be a unique resource for faculty and students in public health as well as faculty and students from diverse social science fields interested in applied health issues in communities of color. I also think it will be valuable to public health administrators and frontline staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations."
— Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts