The United States of the United Races: A Utopian History of Racial Mixing
“This provocative, ambitious, and important book rewrites U.S. history, placing foundational leaders, unheralded prophets, insurgent social movements, pivotal judicial decisions, and central cultural values within an unfolding story of ongoing appeals to interracialmixing as a positive good. Deeply researched, deftly argued, and impressively able to move beyond the two categories of black and white,The United States of the United Racesmakes the mixed race movements of the recent past resonate with their many antecedents, showing the complex ways in which an emphasis on mixture has both deployed and destabilized racial categories.”-David Roediger,co-author ofThe Production of Difference"Carter's provocative work examines both demons and heroes in the face of America's variable heritages, reviewing optimism about the nation's inclusive possibilities of racial progress and harmony while warning that prophecy and promise about racial mixing have never been enough alone to achieve racial equality. Recommended for readers interested in the U.S. past, present, or future."-Library Journal,