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    White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era
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    White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era

    By Shelby Steele

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    "Not unlike some of Ralph Ellison’s or Richard Wright’s best work. White Guilt, a serious meditation on vital issues, deserves a wide readership.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer

    In 1955 the killers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted because they were white. Forty years later, despite the strong DNA evidence against him, accused murderer O. J. Simpson went free after his attorney portrayed him as a victim of racism. The age of white supremacy has given way to an age of white guilt—and neither has been good for African Americans.

    Through articulate analysis and engrossing recollections, acclaimed race relations scholar Shelby Steele sounds a powerful call for a new culture of personal responsibility.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061868467
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    Shelby Steele

    Shelby Steele is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University, and is a contributing editor at Harper's magazine. His many prizes and honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award, an Emmy Award, a Writers Guild Award, and the National Humanities Medal.

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    • 1/5
      Black people have been systematically oppressed since the first slave set foot on American soil. Structural violence (structural racism) is alive and well in America in the 21st century. Our job as anti racists is to bring down those archaic structures and make racists afraid again.
    • 4/5
      A dosage of reality in the new “woke” culture. This book is either ahead of its time or just a testament to the cyclical nature of the modern culture of apology and guilt. Told from the perspective of one who has lived through the nation’s unapologetic racism. It can be a bit dry and wordy at times and unfortunately will not resonate with the masses in the age of “Anti-racism”. A great read despite, if you want to look behind the curtains and see why social programs , the dissociation from excellence, individualism, and merit fails our country.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      What an absolutely fantastic book. Steele has a way of conveying facts in a straightforward matter that is quite refreshing. If you liked this book you will also enjoy John McWhorter's Losing the Race--a real pearl of a book.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Revisting a concept that he introduced over a decade ago, Dr. Steel returns more brilliant than ever! This is a must read for anyone who is serious about race realations and America's place in the world.

      1 person found this helpful