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Author Yancy, George, author.

Title Backlash : what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America / George Yancy.

Publisher Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

ISBN 9781538104057
1538104059



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Description xiv, 147 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Talking About Racism: When Honesty Feels Like Too Much to Bear -- The letter : Dear White America -- Dear Nigger Professor -- Risking the White Self -- Accepting the Gift.
Summary "When George Yancy penned a New York Times article entitled "Dear White America," he knew that he was courting controversy. Here, Yancy chronicles the ensuing blowback as he seeks to understand what it was that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to develop a new empathy for the African American experience." -- Provided by publisher.
Subject(S) Racism -- United States.
Race awareness -- United States.
White people -- Race identity -- United States.
African Americans -- Race identity -- United States.
Anti-racism -- United States.
White people -- United States -- Attitudes.
African Americans -- Attitudes.
United States -- Race relations.
Added Title What happens when we talk honestly about racism in America
ISBN 9781538104057
1538104059