Dispatches from the Race War (City Lights Open Media Series)
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- Synopsis
- IN THIS COLLECTION OF ESSAYS, renowned social justice advocate Tim Wise confronts white supremacy head-on. Seen through the lens of major flashpoints, he traces a line from the bigoted pushback against Obama's presidency to the celebration of white nationalism by the Trump regime, the national resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the murder of George Floyd, and the stark realities of COVID's disproportionate toll on communities of color. Now, as the United States begins to engage in a long-overdue reckoning with its history of racial violence, Tim Wise urges white people not only to take responsibility for their own role in perpetuating racism, but to actively work to dismantle its structures. "To accept racism is quintessentially American," writes Wise, "to rebel against it is human. Be human."
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 338 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780872868090
- Publisher:
- City Lights Books
- Date of Addition:
- 10/07/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Tim Wise
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Murray
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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