Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial JusticeUprooting Racism is a guide for white people struggling to understand and end racism while supporting anti-racism work. It highlights the many ways in which concerned white people can play an active role in confronting white racism. Uprooting Racism helps the reader understand racism and explore its manifestations in politics, work, community, and family life. It moves beyond the definition and unlearning of racism to address the many areas of privilege for white people and suggests ways for individuals and groups to challenge the structures of racism. Uprooting Racism features exercises, questions, and suggestions to engage, challenge assumptions, and motivate the reader towards social action. |
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... colored " ? If , when you move down the streets of major U.S. cities , other people assume , based on skin color , dress , physical appearance or total impression , that you are white , then in American society that counts for being ...
... colored " ? If , when you move down the streets of major U.S. cities , other people assume , based on skin color , dress , physical appearance or total impression , that you are white , then in American society that counts for being ...
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... skin color all the time but we don't " notice " race unless our sense of the proper racial hierarchy is upset . When I first meet someone , and I think this is true for most of us , I identify their gender ( and get anxious when I can't ) ...
... skin color all the time but we don't " notice " race unless our sense of the proper racial hierarchy is upset . When I first meet someone , and I think this is true for most of us , I identify their gender ( and get anxious when I can't ) ...
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... skin color , and that is highly variable . All common wisdom notwithstanding , the skin color of a person tells you nothing about their culture , country of origin , character or personal habits . Because there is nothing biological ...
... skin color , and that is highly variable . All common wisdom notwithstanding , the skin color of a person tells you nothing about their culture , country of origin , character or personal habits . Because there is nothing biological ...
Contents
Only Justice Can Put Out the Fire | 1 |
Lets Talk | 8 |
What is Whiteness? | 17 |
Copyright | |
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