The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Our Crowd shares an intimate social history of America's elite Black society in the 1970s.
From New York to Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, DC, Stephen Birmingham met with members of Black America's upper
The acclaimed social historian provides an in-depth look at eight society women who shaped upper class culture from the Gilded Age to WWII.
Astor. Rockefeller. McCormick. Belmont. Family names that still adorn buildings, streets, and charity foundatio