Overview
Ranging from chattel slavery, through the New Deal to the Covid pandemic, a groundbreaking work thatĀ investigatesĀ how pivotal decisions have established and perpetuated discriminatory practices, even as the rise of disinformation and other modern advertising techniques have plunged democracy into an ever-deepening crisis.Ā
Throughout our nationās history, numerous racialized decisions have solidified the fates of generations of citizens of color. Some of the earliest involved race-based slavery, the removal of Indigenous peoples from their lands, and the exclusion of most Asians. More have proliferated over time. While America grew into a superpower in the twentieth century, it continued to discriminate against people of colorāboth soldiers who served overseas and civilians on the home front, herding Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II and denying Black citizens their right to vote.Ā
American Politicians have waxed eloquently and endlessly about bettering the nation. But bettering it for whom? journalist and cultural commentator Ellis Cose asks. From Reconstruction to the New Deal to the unceasing fight for civilĀ rights, Cose reveals how the hopes of many Americans for a true multicultural democracy have been repeatedly frustrated by white nationalists skilled at weaponizing racial anxieties of other whites.Ā
InĀ Race and ReckoningĀ Cose dissects chapter-by-chapter how Americaās overall narrative breeds racial resentment rooted in conjecture over fact. Through rigorous research and with astute detail, Cose uncovers how, at countless points in history, Americaās leaders have upheld a narrative of American greatness rooted in racism,Ā as he offers a hopeful yet clear-eyed vision of American possibility.
It is a story grounded in history, and it demolishes the myths that ultimately allowed one of the most ill-prepared, unethical, vindictive, and truth-challenged politicians in history to position himself as Americaās savior by tapping into the nationās darkest tendencies.Ā
A "pointed rebuke of American exceptionalism,āĀ wasĀ Publishers Weekly's description ofĀ Race and Reckoning.Ā
Whereas many politicians argue for ignoring or rewriting unflattering history, this is a passionate and incisive argument for acceptingāand learning fromāhistorical truth and rejecting ignorance disguised as patriotism. An important work āthat merits a place on ethnic studiesāand American historyācurricula,ā observed Kirkus.Ā
This book title, Race and Reckoning (From Founding Fathers to Today's Disruptors) - 9780063072435, ISBN: 9780063072435, by Ellis Cose, published by HarperCollins (July 9, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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