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Why do so many African Americans—even comfortably middle-class ones—continue to see racism as a defining factor in their lives?
Columbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter, born at the dawn of the post-Civil Rights era, spent years trying to make sense of this question. In this book he dared to say the unsayable: racism’s ugliest legacy is the disease of defeatism that has infected Black America. Losing the Race explores the three main components of this cultural virus: the cults of victimology, separatism, and anti-intellectualism that are making Black people their own worst enemies in the struggle for success. With Losing the Race, a bold new voice rises among Black intellectuals.
Publisher : Harper Perennial; 1st edition (July 31, 2001)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0060935936
ISBN-13 : 978-0060935931
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Dimensions : 8.02 x 5.38 x 0.72 inches
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Customers find the book an excellent, refreshing, alternative take on current racial relations. They also find the complexity insightful, inspiring, and raising the race relations of the entire country. Opinions differ on the writing style, with some finding it well-written and erudite, while others say it’s too difficult to read.
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