num_pages: 208
description: This book is an effort to shed light on the truth. . . . To the extent that our leaders embody aspects of who we are as a people studying how each president has participated in our nations complicated and often shameful treatment of Black people is as good a place as any to start.  Margaret Kimberley from the PrefaceMargaret Kimberley gives us an intellectual gem of prophetic fire about all the U.S. presidents and their deep roots in the vicious legacy of white supremacy and predatory capitalism. Such truths seem more than most Americans can bear though we ignore her words at our own peril!  Cornel West author of Race MattersPREJUDENTIAL is a concise authoritative exploration of Americas relationship with race and Black Americans through the lens of the presidents who have been elected to represent all of its people. Throughout the history of the United States numerous presidents have left their legacies as slaveholders bigots and inciters of racial violence but were the ones generally regarded as more sympathetic to the plight and interests of Black Americanssuch as Lincoln FDR and Clintonreally much better? And what of all the presidents whose relationship with Black America is not even considered in the pages of most history books? Over the course of 45 chaptersone for each presidentMargaret Kimberley enlightens and informs readers about the attitudes and actions of the highest elected official in the country. By casting sunlight on an aspect of American history that is largely overlooked Prejudential aims to increase awareness in a manner that will facilitate discussion and understanding.
language: English
title: Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents
publisher: Steerforth Press / Truth to Power