Includes bibliographical references and index. "Written by a leading scholar of US racial studies, this is the only book to comprehensively analyze the societal implications of the U.S. becoming a white minority nation as demographic changes bring people of color into the majority. Feagin traces important changes since former president Donald Trump declared white nationalists at Charlottesville among the "very fine people on both sides," up through recent, highly publicized calls by the white far-right to challenge supposed "white replacement." Feagin details a range of U.S. social, political, and demographic issues commonly described in terms like the "browning of America," "the coming white minority," the "minority-majority nation," and "white genocide." He thoroughly unpacks these terms and comprehensively explores related critical issues, accenting and documenting the larger historical societal context, the big-picture view of four centuries of persisting foundational and systemic racism, and challenges to it by Americans of color. The U.S.'s demographic shift is already driving major divisions between Americans and their political parties. It will continue to do so in coming decades. What will the racial and other societal structure of the United States look like by the 2050s?"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: A White Minority Nation and Societal Upheaval -- Population Realities: Popular and Scholarly Debates -- White Fear of Racial Change: Historical Context, Current Realities -- Manufacturing White Racism, Ignorance, and Fear -- Browning of America: Economic and Educational Impacts -- Browning of America: Political Impacts -- America at a Historical Crossroads.
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