Andrew Billingsley

About The Author

Andrew Billingsley, PhD is a sociologist, lecturer, college professor, and author of Climbing Jacob's Ladder? and Might Like a River.

Books by Andrew Billingsley

Climbing Jacob's Ladder

The Enduring Legacies of African-American Families

By Andrew Billingsley
Climbing Jacob's Ladder traces the history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, and the civil rights movement, to the present, arguing that black families cannot be measured against white norms.
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