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⚖️ Racial Polarization

How race drives communities, electorates, and nations into opposing camps, examining the forces that deepen division and the diminishing ground between.
Post-Racial or Most-Racial?
by Michael Tesler • 2016
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
4.06
47
⚖️ Racial Politics🇺🇸 American Politics⚡ Political Polarization
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? Summary
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? 91%
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
by Michael Tesler 2016
4.06
47 ratings
⚖️ Racial Politics🇺🇸 American Politics⚡ Political Polarization
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
3.91
270
🧱 Us Race Relations🔍 Structural Racism🏛️ Welfare State
American Poison Summary
American Poison 91%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
🧱 Us Race Relations🔍 Structural Racism🏛️ Welfare State
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
🎯 Colorblindness Debate🏷️ Identity Politics📊 Racial Disparities
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 90%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
🎯 Colorblindness Debate🏷️ Identity Politics📊 Racial Disparities
The Wrongs of the Right
by Matthew W. Hughey • 2014
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
3.71
7
🗳️ Racial Backlash🧠 Implicit Bias🇺🇸 Party Realignment
The Wrongs of the Right Summary
The Wrongs of the Right 90%
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
by Matthew W. Hughey 2014
3.71
7 ratings
🗳️ Racial Backlash🧠 Implicit Bias🇺🇸 Party Realignment
When Race Trumps Merit
by Heather Mac Donald • 2023
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
4.36
552
🏛️ Affirmative Action📊 Racial Disparities⚖️ Diversity Debate
When Race Trumps Merit Summary
When Race Trumps Merit 90%
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
by Heather Mac Donald 2023
4.36
552 ratings
🏛️ Affirmative Action📊 Racial Disparities⚖️ Diversity Debate
Deeply Divided
by Doug McAdam • 2014
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
3.91
64
🌓 Racial Politics🔄 Party Realignment⚡ Political Polarization
Deeply Divided Summary
Deeply Divided 90%
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
by Doug McAdam 2014
3.91
64 ratings
🌓 Racial Politics🔄 Party Realignment⚡ Political Polarization
Dog Whistle Politics
by Ian F. Haney-López • 2013
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
4.20
1k+
🗣️ Coded Racial Appeals🇺🇸 American Political History🤝 Racial Politics
Dog Whistle Politics Summary
Dog Whistle Politics 90%
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
by Ian F. Haney-López 2013
4.20
1k+ ratings
🗣️ Coded Racial Appeals🇺🇸 American Political History🤝 Racial Politics
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
by Daniel Martinez HoSang • 2019
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
3.98
48
🗳️ Racial Politics🐘 Right-Wing Politics💸 Economic Precarity
Producers, Parasites, Patriots Summary
Producers, Parasites, Patriots 90%
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
by Daniel Martinez HoSang 2019
3.98
48 ratings
🗳️ Racial Politics🐘 Right-Wing Politics💸 Economic Precarity
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
by George Lipsitz • 1998
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
4.22
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⚖️ Critical Race Theory🤍 Whiteness Studies💰 Racial Wealth Gap
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 90%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 ratings
⚖️ Critical Race Theory🤍 Whiteness Studies💰 Racial Wealth Gap
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason • 2018
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
3.84
762
🏛️ Political Polarization🇺🇸 American Politics👥 Social Identity Theory
Uncivil Agreement Summary
Uncivil Agreement 90%
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
by Lilliana Mason 2018
3.84
762 ratings
🏛️ Political Polarization🇺🇸 American Politics👥 Social Identity Theory
Whitewashing Race
by Michael K. Brown • 2003
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
4.14
160
🏛️ Systemic Racism💰 Racial Wealth Gap👁️ Color-Blind Ideology
Whitewashing Race Summary
Whitewashing Race 90%
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
by Michael K. Brown 2003
4.14
160 ratings
🏛️ Systemic Racism💰 Racial Wealth Gap👁️ Color-Blind Ideology
The Unprotected Class
by Jeremy Carl • 2024
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
4.32
220
🏛️ Racial Politics🎯 Critique Of Wokeness⚖️ Reverse Discrimination
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class 90%
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
by Jeremy Carl 2024
4.32
220 ratings
🏛️ Racial Politics🎯 Critique Of Wokeness⚖️ Reverse Discrimination
White Backlash
by Marisa Abrajano • 2015
The data is clear: anti-Latino sentiment, not economic anxiety, has redrawn America's political map.
3.65
49
✈️ Immigration Politics🌎 Latino Politics🗳️ Voting Behavior
White Backlash Summary
White Backlash 90%
The data is clear: anti-Latino sentiment, not economic anxiety, has redrawn America's political map.
by Marisa Abrajano 2015
3.65
49 ratings
✈️ Immigration Politics🌎 Latino Politics🗳️ Voting Behavior
Race and Racism
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1967
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
4.07
15
🌍 Race Relations🧬 Race As Social Construct🔬 Comparative Sociology
Race and Racism Summary
Race and Racism 90%
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1967
4.07
15 ratings
🌍 Race Relations🧬 Race As Social Construct🔬 Comparative Sociology
Republic of Wrath
by James A. Morone • 2020
America has been tribal since 1800. Race and identity have always driven the rancor.
4.06
33
🧭 Partisan Polarization🎭 Identity Politics🗳️ Voter Suppression
Republic of Wrath Summary
Republic of Wrath 90%
America has been tribal since 1800. Race and identity have always driven the rancor.
by James A. Morone 2020
4.06
33 ratings
🧭 Partisan Polarization🎭 Identity Politics🗳️ Voter Suppression
Uneasy Alliances
by Paul Frymer • 1999
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
3.85
33
🇺🇸 American Politics🏛️ Two-Party System🖤 Racial Politics
Uneasy Alliances Summary
Uneasy Alliances 90%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics🏛️ Two-Party System🖤 Racial Politics
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
👥 Us Race Relations🏛️ American Democracy⛓️ Systemic Racism
White Storm Summary
White Storm 90%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 ratings
👥 Us Race Relations🏛️ American Democracy⛓️ Systemic Racism
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington • 2009
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
3.97
121
🔒 Authoritarian Personality🗳️ Voter Psychology↔️ Political Polarization
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics 90%
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009
3.97
121 ratings
🔒 Authoritarian Personality🗳️ Voter Psychology↔️ Political Polarization
The Great Alignment
by Alan I. Abramowitz • 2018
Partisan sorting by race and culture turned politics into mutual hatred. Trump is the result.
3.43
191
🔄 Political Realignment🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Racial Politics💔 Affective Polarization
The Great Alignment Summary
The Great Alignment 90%
Partisan sorting by race and culture turned politics into mutual hatred. Trump is the result.
by Alan I. Abramowitz 2018
3.43
191 ratings
🔄 Political Realignment🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Racial Politics💔 Affective Polarization
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
4.52
164k+
🏛️ Racial Hierarchy⛓️ Systemic Racism🚧 American Apartheid
Caste Summary
Caste 89%
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
🏛️ Racial Hierarchy⛓️ Systemic Racism🚧 American Apartheid
White Identity Politics
by Ashley Jardina • 2019
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
3.90
208
🦅 American Politics✊ Racial Politics🪞 Whiteness Studies
White Identity Politics Summary
White Identity Politics 89%
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
by Ashley Jardina 2019
3.90
208 ratings
🦅 American Politics✊ Racial Politics🪞 Whiteness Studies
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum • 1997
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
4.34
27k+
🧬 Racial Identity📊 Systemic Racism👤 White Privilege
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Summary
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? 89%
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
by Beverly Daniel Tatum 1997
4.34
27k+ ratings
🧬 Racial Identity📊 Systemic Racism👤 White Privilege
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
🤝 White Allyship✊ Antiracism👁️ Colorblind Racism
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 89%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
🤝 White Allyship✊ Antiracism👁️ Colorblind Racism
Issue Evolution
by Edward G. Carmines • 1989
Parties don't flip in one election. Race reshaped American politics through decades of evolution.
3.22
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🏛️ Congressional Politics⚖️ Race And Politics📋 Agenda Setting
Issue Evolution Summary
Issue Evolution 89%
Parties don't flip in one election. Race reshaped American politics through decades of evolution.
by Edward G. Carmines 1989
3.22
23 ratings
🏛️ Congressional Politics⚖️ Race And Politics📋 Agenda Setting
Racial Innocence
by Tanya Katerí Hernández • 2022
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
4.32
332
🖤 Anti-Blackness🎨 Colorism📚 Critical Race Theory
Racial Innocence Summary
Racial Innocence 89%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 ratings
🖤 Anti-Blackness🎨 Colorism📚 Critical Race Theory
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
4.40
798
⚖ Systemic Racism📚 African American History🔄 Backlash Politics
We Are Not Yet Equal Summary
We Are Not Yet Equal 89%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 ratings
⚖ Systemic Racism📚 African American History🔄 Backlash Politics
Change They Can't Believe In
by Christopher S. Parker • 2013
The Tea Party is not just conservative; it's a reactionary movement driven by Obama-era anxiety.
3.69
86
🏛️ Reactionary Politics🌐 Right-Wing Populism🕵️ Political Paranoia
Change They Can't Believe In Summary
Change They Can't Believe In 89%
The Tea Party is not just conservative; it's a reactionary movement driven by Obama-era anxiety.
by Christopher S. Parker 2013
3.69
86 ratings
🏛️ Reactionary Politics🌐 Right-Wing Populism🕵️ Political Paranoia
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
⚖️ Racial Justice🔗 Systemic Racism🧠 Implicit Bias
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 89%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
⚖️ Racial Justice🔗 Systemic Racism🧠 Implicit Bias
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor • 2016
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
4.47
2k+
🧱 Structural Racism⛓️ Mass Incarceration👮🏿 Police Violence
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation Summary
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation 89%
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2016
4.47
2k+ ratings
🧱 Structural Racism⛓️ Mass Incarceration👮🏿 Police Violence
Rebellion
by Robert Kagan • 2024
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
4.39
664
🇺🇸 American Politics📜 Political History🔗 White Supremacy
Rebellion Summary
Rebellion 89%
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
by Robert Kagan 2024
4.39
664 ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics📜 Political History🔗 White Supremacy
The Abolition of White Democracy
by Joel Olson • 2004
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
4.38
117
🏛️ Critical Race Theory⛓️ White Supremacy✊🏿 Black Radical Tradition
The Abolition of White Democracy Summary
The Abolition of White Democracy 89%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
🏛️ Critical Race Theory⛓️ White Supremacy✊🏿 Black Radical Tradition
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
🏛️ African American History🐘 Black Conservatism💰 Political Opportunism
The Grift Summary
The Grift 89%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
🏛️ African American History🐘 Black Conservatism💰 Political Opportunism
Four Threats
by Suzanne Mettler • 2020
The four forces that repeatedly broke American democracy are peaking together for the first time.
4.03
221
🏛️ American Politics⚡ Political Polarization🏢 Executive Power
Four Threats Summary
Four Threats 89%
The four forces that repeatedly broke American democracy are peaking together for the first time.
by Suzanne Mettler 2020
4.03
221 ratings
🏛️ American Politics⚡ Political Polarization🏢 Executive Power
Klan-destine Relationships
by Daryl Davis • 1997
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
4.20
168
🤝 Race Relations👻 White Supremacy🔍 Immersion Journalism
Klan-destine Relationships Summary
Klan-destine Relationships 89%
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
by Daryl Davis 1997
4.20
168 ratings
🤝 Race Relations👻 White Supremacy🔍 Immersion Journalism
Woke Racism
by John McWhorter • 2021
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
3.92
7k+
🛑 Antiracism Critique⚔️ Culture Wars😢 Victimhood Culture
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism 89%
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
by John McWhorter 2021
3.92
7k+ ratings
🛑 Antiracism Critique⚔️ Culture Wars😢 Victimhood Culture
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
🌍 African American History🔥 Racial Backlash🏗️ Reconstruction
White Rage Summary
White Rage 89%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
🌍 African American History🔥 Racial Backlash🏗️ Reconstruction
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
⚖️ Racial Inequality🌍 Cultural Persistence🗣️ Victimhood Culture
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 89%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
⚖️ Racial Inequality🌍 Cultural Persistence🗣️ Victimhood Culture
Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein • 2020
American politics isn't about policy. It's about identity, and the system can't handle it.
4.21
20k+
🧭 Political Polarization🧠 Political Psychology📺 Media Fragmentation
Why We're Polarized Summary
Why We're Polarized 89%
American politics isn't about policy. It's about identity, and the system can't handle it.
by Ezra Klein 2020
4.21
20k+ ratings
🧭 Political Polarization🧠 Political Psychology📺 Media Fragmentation
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
🧬 Mixed Race Identity📊 Census Politics🔄 Assimilation Theory
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 89%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
🧬 Mixed Race Identity📊 Census Politics🔄 Assimilation Theory
The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee • 2021
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
4.62
22k+
🧱 Structural Racism💰 Racial Economics⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us 89%
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
by Heather McGhee 2021
4.62
22k+ ratings
🧱 Structural Racism💰 Racial Economics⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking
Creating a New Racial Order
by Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
🏗️ Racial Formation🧩 Multiracial Identity🧬 Genomics And Race
Creating a New Racial Order Summary
Creating a New Racial Order 89%
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012
3.37
19 ratings
🏗️ Racial Formation🧩 Multiracial Identity🧬 Genomics And Race
Dying of Whiteness
by Jonathan M. Metzl • 2019
White Americans are dying younger, and the policies their votes support are a major cause.
4.11
7k+
🇺🇸 American Politics🩺 Public Health🤍 White Identity Politics
Dying of Whiteness Summary
Dying of Whiteness 89%
White Americans are dying younger, and the policies their votes support are a major cause.
by Jonathan M. Metzl 2019
4.11
7k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics🩺 Public Health🤍 White Identity Politics
The Rage of a Privileged Class
by Ellis Cose • 1993
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
3.97
160
🏙️ Black Middle Class💼 Workplace Discrimination🗣️ Racial Microaggressions
The Rage of a Privileged Class Summary
The Rage of a Privileged Class 89%
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
by Ellis Cose 1993
3.97
160 ratings
🏙️ Black Middle Class💼 Workplace Discrimination🗣️ Racial Microaggressions
The White Man's Burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan • 1974
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
3.89
186
🇺🇸 American Racism⛓️ History Of Slavery🔬 Scientific Racism
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 89%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 ratings
🇺🇸 American Racism⛓️ History Of Slavery🔬 Scientific Racism
Separate and Unequal
by Steven M. Gillon • 2018
LBJ's riot commission was a stalling tactic. It blamed the nation, and he buried it.
3.97
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📜 Presidential Commissions🔥 Urban Riots🧱 Institutional Racism
Separate and Unequal Summary
Separate and Unequal 89%
LBJ's riot commission was a stalling tactic. It blamed the nation, and he buried it.
by Steven M. Gillon 2018
3.97
95 ratings
📜 Presidential Commissions🔥 Urban Riots🧱 Institutional Racism
Civil Rights
by Thomas Sowell • 1984
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
4.40
989
🧨 Civil Rights Critique💰 Race And Economics⚖️ Affirmative Action Debate
Civil Rights Summary
Civil Rights 89%
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
by Thomas Sowell 1984
4.40
989 ratings
🧨 Civil Rights Critique💰 Race And Economics⚖️ Affirmative Action Debate
Kill Switch
by Adam Jentleson • 2021
The filibuster was born to protect slavery, not debate. That sin still decides who governs.
4.24
3k+
🏛️ Congressional Gridlock⏳ Filibuster History⚖️ Minority Rule
Kill Switch Summary
Kill Switch 89%
The filibuster was born to protect slavery, not debate. That sin still decides who governs.
by Adam Jentleson 2021
4.24
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Congressional Gridlock⏳ Filibuster History⚖️ Minority Rule
The Indicted South
by Angie Maxwell • 2014
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
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17
📖 Southern History🔍 Southern Identity😞 Regional Inferiority
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South 89%
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
by Angie Maxwell 2014
4.24
17 ratings
📖 Southern History🔍 Southern Identity😞 Regional Inferiority
The Second
by Carol Anderson • 2021
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
4.31
1k+
🎯 American Gun Politics📜 Constitutional History🖤 Anti-Blackness
The Second Summary
The Second 89%
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
by Carol Anderson 2021
4.31
1k+ ratings
🎯 American Gun Politics📜 Constitutional History🖤 Anti-Blackness
Between Barack and a Hard Place
by Tim Wise • 2009
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
4.14
538
🧱 Structural Racism⚪ White Privilege💰 Racial Wealth Gap
Between Barack and a Hard Place Summary
Between Barack and a Hard Place 89%
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
by Tim Wise 2009
4.14
538 ratings
🧱 Structural Racism⚪ White Privilege💰 Racial Wealth Gap
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