Title: Backlash
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.
Subjects: Race relations, Race identity, Whites, Anti-racism, Racism, Race awareness, Attitudes, African Americans, African americans, race identity, United states, race relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Discrimination & Race Relations, Minority Studies, Attitude (Psychology), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, African American & Black, PHILOSOPHY, Political, Racism--united states, Race awareness--united states, Whites--race identity, Whites--race identity--united states, African americans--race identity, African americans--race identity--united states, Anti-racism--united states, African americans--attitudes, Whites--attitudes, Whites--united states--attitudes, Biography & autobiography / cultural, ethnic & regional / african american & black, Philosophy / political, Social science / discrimination & race relations, E185.61 .y36 2018, 305.800973, White people
Places: United States