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Description
xiv, 147 pages ; 23 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Age group age Adults lcdgt
Ethnic/cultural group eth Americans lcdgt
Yancy Occupational/field of activity group: occ African Americans authors
Yancy Nationality/regional group: nat Georgians (State of Georgia) lcdgt
Yancy Ethnic/cultural group eth African Americans lcdgt
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-138) and index.
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.
Summary
"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."--Jacket.