Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama
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- Synopsis
- Longstanding anti-racism activist Wise presents two essays exploring issues of race in America in the context of the election of the first person of color, Barack Obama, to the presidency of the United States. In the first essay he argues that, election night proclamations about the end of racism notwithstanding, systemic racial discrimination and profound inequality of opportunity continue to exist in the United States. Furthermore, the election of Obama could signify the rise of a new kind of racism in which individual successes by people of color are celebrated and used to support negative views towards the masses of people of color. However, he argues in the second essay, the energies unleashed by the Obama election can still be harnessed and turned towards productive antiracism and social justice work. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 160 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780872865006
- Publisher:
- City Lights Books
- Date of Addition:
- 01/27/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Tim Wise
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Murray
- Proofread By:
- So We All May Read
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.