
The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy
And the Path to a Shared American Future
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: ix, 387 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The story of three locations in the United States -- in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma -- where the indigenous people were driven out by European colonists, where vicious racial killings took place in the last century, and how these places are coming to terms with the past, creating new organizations dedicated to racial repair and reconciliation as they aspire to a more inclusive, more promising future"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Before Mississippi -- The murder of Emmett Till -- Commemoration and repair in Mississippi -- Before Minnesota -- The lynchings in Duluth -- Commemoration and repair in Minnesota -- Before Oklahoma -- The Tulsa Race Massacre -- Commemoration and repair in Oklahoma -- The search for hope in history -- Discovery and democracy in America.
Subjects:
Racism -- United States -- History.
Reconciliation -- United States -- Case studies.
Reparations for historical injustices -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
Racism -- United States -- History.
Reconciliation -- United States -- Case studies.
Reparations for historical injustices -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
ISBN:
9781668009512
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HISTORY North Am. US Modern Jon | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Coming Soon |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-374) and index.