Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 9th Edition, is a textbook by Richard T. Schaefer, published by Pearson in 2019. Written for courses in Race and Ethnic Relations, the book offers a concise, six-chapter overview of racial history and population change in America.

The text examines racial and ethnic relations within a sociohistorical context. It traces shifts in the United States population and explores the stories behind those demographic changes.

For the 2019 edition, Schaefer incorporated revised data and added discussion of the #BlackLivesMatter movement to help students see how course concepts apply to society.