The stories Whiteness tells itself : racial myths and our American narratives / David Mura.
"From the country's founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present. Mura shows how deeply we need to change our racial narratives to dissolve the myth of...
Uniform Title: | Essays. Selections |
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Main Author: | |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Minneapolis, MN :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2022]
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Physical Description: | 292 pages ; 23 cm |
Variant Title: |
Racial myths and our American narratives |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
"From the country's founding through the summer of Black Lives Matter in 2020, David Mura unmasks how white stories about race attempt to erase the brutality of the past and underpin systemic racism in the present. Mura shows how deeply we need to change our racial narratives to dissolve the myth of Whiteness and fully acknowledge the experiences of Black Americans"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | E184.A1 M854 2022 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781517914547 151791454X |