William Julius Wilson is an award-winning sociologist and one of only 22 University Professors at Harvard University (the highest professional distinction for a Harvard faculty member). He is Past President of the American Sociological Association. Wilson has received 44 honorary degrees as well as the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor in the United States. He is the author of numerous publications, including "The Declining Significance of Race" which argues that the significance of race is waning and an African-American's class is comparatively more important...