Backlash
what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America
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Author
Contributions
- West, Cornel, writer of foreword - Contributor
Publication
2018 - Rowman & Littlefield, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
36,750 words, Guess
Page Count
147 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781538104057
- ISBN-101538104059
- Library of Congress Control Number2017051936
- Library of Congress Control Number2018006145
- OCLC Control Number1022988891
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number1022987095
- Better World Books9781538104057
- Open LibraryOL26963187M
Classifications
- DDC305.800973
- LCCE185.61 .Y36 2018
- LCCE185.61.Y36 2018
and 1 more
- LCCE185.615 .Y36 2018
Alternate Titles
- What happens when we talk honestly about racism in America
Description
"When George Yancy penned a New York Times op-ed entitled 'Dear White America' asking white Americans to confront the ways that they benefit from racism, he knew his article would be controversial. But he was unprepared for the flood of vitriol in response. The resulting blowback played out in the national media, with critics attacking Yancy in every form possible--including death threats--and supporters rallying to his side. Despite the rhetoric of a 'post-race' America, Yancy quickly discovered that racism is still alive, crude, and vicious in its expression. In Backlash, Yancy expands upon the original article and chronicles the ensuing controversy as he seeks to understand what it was about the op-ed that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to rise above the vitriol and to develop a new empathy for the African American experience."--Dust jacket.
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