Backlash : what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America / George Yancy ; foreword by Cornel West.

"When George Yancy penned a New York Times article entitled "Dear White America," he knew that he was courting controversy. Here, Yancy chronicles the ensuing blowback as he seeks to understand what it was that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to develo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yancy, George (Author)
Other Authors: West, Cornel (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Subjects:
Racism > United States.
Race awareness > United States.
White people > Race identity > United States.
African Americans > Race identity.
Anti-racism > United States.
African Americans > Attitudes.
White people > United States > Attitudes.
United States > Race relations.
Anti-racism.
Race awareness.
Race relations.
Racism.
White people > Attitudes.
White people > Race identity.
United States.
Physical Description:xiv, 147 pages ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
What happens when we talk honestly about racism in America
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword : the end of white innocence / Cornel West
  • Introduction: talking about racism: when honesty feels like too much to bear
  • The letter : dear White America
  • Dear Nigger professor
  • Risking the White Self
  • Accepting the Gift.