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Author:

Yancy, George, author.

Title:

Backlash : what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America / George Yancy ; foreword by Cornel West.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xiv, 147 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Racism--United States.
Race awareness--United States.
Whites--Race identity--United States.
African Americans--Race identity--United States.
Anti-racism--United States.
African Americans--Attitudes.
Whites--United States--Attitudes.
United States--Race relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-138) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Talking About Racism: When Honesty Feels Like Too Much to Bear -- 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.

ISBN:

1538104059
9781538104057

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1022988891

LCCN:

2017051936

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)

GPPC641 -- Gutekunst Public Library (State Center)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)