Backlash

What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Biography & Memoir
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Author: George Yancy ISBN: 9781538104064
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: April 15, 2018
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: George Yancy
ISBN: 9781538104064
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: April 15, 2018
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

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.

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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.

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