Reaching for the American dream -- Confronting racism in society ... and in ourselves -- Mental tricks and quirks -- Racial prejudice -- An example of racism -- Implications of racism and anti-racism -- Understanding racism -- What is race -- Racism ... and what it does to many of its victims -- Individual racism and institutional racism -- The history of racism and anti-racism -- Development of anti-black racism in the United States -- African-American freedom struggles -- Twelve lives -- Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany -- Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey -- W. E. B. Dubois and A. Philip Randolph -- Paul Robeson and Bayard Rustin -- Ella Baker -- Overcoming racism -- Achievements and limitations of the civil rights movement -- Ferment -- The movement emerges -- The strategic vision -- Victory and crisis -- Militancy and decline -- The price of failure -- Where do we go from here? -- Understanding the insights of Malcolm X -- Advancing the vision of Martin Luther King -- Practical steps -- Initial reflections -- A general approach -- Anti-racist work must be at two levels : individual and institutional -- An oppressed people has the right to self-determination -- A class approach is a key to success -- A multi-cultural approach is a key to success -- A combination of self-interest and moral force is necessary -- Win real victories and build the power of the movement.