"Featuring 1776 Unites essays by John Sibley Butler, Jason D. Hill, Coleman Cruz Hughes, John McWhorter, Clarence Page, Wilfred Reilly, Shelby Steele, Carol M. Swain"--Page 1 of dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212).
Contents:
Biographies of contributing authors -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments. "Keeping the promise of 1776" / by Bob Woodson and Ian Rowe -- "A positive vision: The agenda of '1776'" / by Wilfred Reilly -- "The moral meaning of America: two parallel narratives" / by Jason D. Hill -- "Acknowledging slavery's limits in defining America" / by John Wood Jr. -- "We cannot allow '1619' to dumb down America in the name of a crusade" / by John McWhorter -- "Slavery does not define the Black American experience" / by Wilfred Reilly -- "Black is the new idol" / by Yaya J. Fanusie -- "The history of 1776 offers hope for all Americans" / by Rev. Corey Brooks -- "Responses to adversity" / by Robert Cherry -- "The cult of victimhood" / by Harold A. Black -- "Living by the grace of God and the power of applying oneself" / by Dean Nelson -- "True freedom comes form serving community and God" / by Rev. DeForest Blake Soaries Jr -- "How Harlem's 'Hellfighters' gained their name--and helped win the Great War" / by Strephen L. Harris -- "A dream as old as the American dream: why black patriotism is more important than victimization" / by Clarence Page -- "Children achieve the expectations we teach: charting a path to a more perfect union begins with our guidance" / by Ian Rowe -- "From rural poverty to Ivy League professor: Carol M. Swain's life lessons" / by Carol M. Swain -- "Closing the black-white educational gap in the South in the early twentieth century" / by Stephanie Deutsch -- "An algorithm of success: understanding Black America" / by John Sibley Butler -- "Let's arm black children with lessons that can improve their lives" / by Coleman Cruz Hughes -- "We live in an impure world" / by Joshua Mitchell -- An excerpt from Shame by Shelby Steele -- "We must scrap the '1619 project' for an accurate account of American history" / by Charles Love -- "Critical race theory's destructive impact on America" / by Carol M. Swain -- "Straight out of the black bourgeoisie: lessons for the twenty-first century" / by John Sibley Butler -- "First black Olympic champion, Alice Coachman: the little girl form the red hills of Georgia" / by Stephen L. Harris -- "Keeping the promise of 1776" / by Bob Woodson and Ian Rowe -- Biographies of contributing authors -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
"In the rush to redefine the place of black Americans in contemporary society, many radical activists and academics have mounted a campaign to destroy traditional American history and replace it with a politicized version that few would recognize. According to the new radical orthodoxy, the United States was founded as a racist nation--and everything that has happened throughout our history must be viewed through the lens of the systemic oppression of black people. Rejecting this false narrative, a collection of the most prominent and respected black scholars and thinkers has come together to correct the record and tell the true story of black Americans in all its complexity, diversity of experience, and poignancy. Collectively, they paint a vivid picture of black people living the grand American experience, however bumpy the road may be along the way. But rather than a people apart, blacks are woven into the united whole that makes this nation unique in history"--page 4 of cover.
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