Book reviews : The Myth of Black progress By ALPHONSO PINKNEY (Cambridge University Press,Cambridge and New York,1984). 198pp.,£15. Blacks and Whites: narrowing the gap? By REYNOLDS FARLEY (Harvard University Press,Cambridge,Mass.,and London,1984). 235pp.,£17.25

Book reviews : The Myth of Black progress By ALPHONSO PINKNEY (Cambridge University Press,Cambridge and New York,1984). 198pp.,£15. Blacks and Whites: narrowing the gap? By REYNOLDS FARLEY (Harvard University Press,Cambridge,Mass.,and London,1984). 235pp.,£17.25