Backlash
Subtitle: what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America
By: George Yancy ; foreword by Cornel West
Contributors: West, Cornel, writer of foreword
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781538104057
Subjects: Race relations; Race identity; Whites; Anti-racism; Racism; Race awareness; Attitudes; African Americans
Other titles: What happens when we talk honestly about racism in America
Description: "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."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-138) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: The end of white innocence / Cornel West; title: Introduction: Talking about racism: when honesty feels like too much to bear; title: The letter: Dear white America; title: Dear nigger professor; title: Risking the white self; title: Accepting the gift.