Red, White, Black and Blue By A. Christian Van Gorder,
Black Anger and White Ignorance in Obama s America This much needed account examines contemporary expressions of subtle racism and looks at how the present political climate affects issues of lingering racist inequality Van Gorder and Tait provide a historical and theoretical context for their analysis of America s present intercultural tensions and offer concrete stepBlack Anger and White Ignorance in Obama s America This much needed account examines contemporary expressions of subtle racism and looks at how the present political climate affects issues of lingering racist inequality Van Gorder and Tait provide a historical and theoretical context for their analysis of America s present intercultural tensions and offer concrete steps forward in addressing what they feel are society s seemingly entrenched polarities black anger and white ignorance.
This book is informative it gives a historical overview of racism, slavery, civil rights movements and the like I liked the factual, non judgemental manner in which the book reveals the problem of white privilege and the many ways it is expressed Also, the different approaches to attacking the problem of racism are presented as alternatives, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.I was less happy about the overly christian undertones of the book Especially when talking about the polytheist A [...]