but it was the one that brought national recognition to his essays on race, class and politics. It's known for revealing Graham's experience of leaving his successful corporate law practice at one of New York's largest law firms in order to go undercover as a busboy at a famous Connecticut country club that discriminates against African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Jews, and women. An excerpt of this book appeared in a cover story for ''New York Magazine.' References External links Official Site of Lawrence Otis Graham Harvard Law School alumni 1961 births 2021 deaths Princeton University alumni African-American historians 21st-century American historians People from Chappaqua, New York People from Westchester County, New York People from White Plains, New York People from the Upper East Side Historians from New York (state) New York (state) lawyers White Plains High School alumni African-American lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American lawyers 21st-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery 20th-century African-American writers 21st-century African-American writers African-American Catholics African-American male writers