Winning the race : beyond the crisis in Black America
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Gotham Books, c2005.
ISBN
1592401880 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Desc
viii, 434 pages ; 24 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Concord - Adult | 305.896073 McWhorter | On Shelf |
Dedham - Adult | 305.89 MCWHORTER, J. | On Shelf |
Lexington - Adult | 305.896 M | On Shelf |
Natick - Adult | 973.92/McW | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Gotham Books, c2005.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
1592401880 (hardcover : alk. paper)
UPC
9781592401888 (hardcover)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-420) and index.
Description
Four decades after the great victories of the Civil Rights Movement secured equal rights for African-Americans, black America is in crisis. Indeed, by most measurable standards, conditions for many blacks have grown worse since 1965: desperate poverty, incarceration rates, teenage pregnancy and out-of- wedlock births, and educational failures. For years, pundits have blamed these problems on forces outside the black community. But now, in a broad-ranging re-envisioning of the post-Civil Rights black American experience, author McWhorter argues that black America's current problems began with an unintended byproduct of the Civil Rights revolution, a crippling mindset of "therapeutic alienation." This wary stance toward mainstream American culture, although it is a legacy of racism in the past, continues to hold blacks back, and McWhorter traces the poisonous effects of this defeatist attitude. McWhorter puts forth a new vision of black leadership, arguing that both blacks and whites must abolish the culture of victimhood.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McWhorter, J. H. (2005). Winning the race: beyond the crisis in Black America . Gotham Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McWhorter, John H. 2005. Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America. Gotham Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McWhorter, John H. Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America Gotham Books, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McWhorter, John H. Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America Gotham Books, 2005.
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