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Backlash : what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America  Cover Image Book Book

Backlash : what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America / George Yancy.

Yancy, George, (author.).

Summary:

"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 develop a new empathy for the African American experience."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538104057
  • ISBN: 1538104059
  • Physical Description: pages ; cm
  • Edition: Hardback edition.
  • Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Talking About Racism: When Honesty Feels Like Too Much to Bear -- Dear White America -- Dear Nigger Professor -- Risking the White Self -- Accepting the Gift.
Subject: Racism > United States.
Race awareness > United States.
White people > Race identity > United States.
African Americans > Race identity > United States.
Anti-racism > United States.
African Americans > Attitudes.
White people > United States > Attitudes.
United States > Race relations.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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Jefferson County Library-Northwest 305.8009 YANCY (Text) 30051020220445 Non-Fiction Available -
Scenic Regional-Pacific 305.8 YAN (Text) 3005796299 NonFiction Available -


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