White Men Challenging Racism

35 Personal Stories

Author: Cooper Thompson
Secondary Author: Emmett Schaeffer
ISBN: 0822330962

White Men Challenging Racism is a collection of first-person narratives chronicling the compelling experiences of thirty-five white men whose efforts to combat racism and fight for social justice are central to their lives. Based on interviews conducted by Cooper Thompson, Emmett Schaefer, and Harry Brod, these engaging oral histories tell the stories of the men’s antiracist work. While these men discuss their accomplishments with pride, they also talk about their mistakes and regrets, their shortcomings and strategic blunders. A foreword by James W. Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, provides historical context, describing antiracist efforts undertaken by white men in America during past centuries.Ranging in age from twenty-six to eighty-six, the men whose stories are presented here include some of the elder statesmen of antiracism work as well as members of the newest generation of activists. They come from across the United States—from Denver, Nashville, and San Jose; ru

Publisher: Duke University Press
Publish Date: 2003-04-21

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political, Political Science / General, Political Science / American Government / General, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General, Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations

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