Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
by Paul Kivel
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"The 'how-to manual' for whites to work with people of color to create an inclusive, just world in the 21st century." —Maggie Potapchuk, racial equity consultantOver 50,000 copies sold of earlier editions!
Completely revised and updated, this fourth edition of Uprooting Racism offers a framework around neoliberalism and interpersonal, institutional, and cultural racism, along with stories of resistance and white solidarity. It provides practical tools and advice on how white people can show more work as allies for racial justice, engaging the reader through questions, exercises, and suggestions for action, and includes a wealth of information about specific cultural groups such as Muslims, people with mixed heritage, Native Americans, Jews, recent immigrants, Asian Americans, and Latino/as.
Inequalities in education, housing, health care, and the job market continue to prevail, while increased insecurity and fear have led to an epidemic of scapegoating and harassment of people of color. Yet, recent polls show that only thirty-one percent of white people in the United States believe racism is a major societal problem; at the same time, resistance is strong, as highlighted by indigenous struggles for land and sovereignty and the Movement for Black Lives.
This accessible, personal, supportive, and practical guide is ideal for students, community activists, teachers, youth workers, and anyone interested in issues of diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice.
"A uniquely sensitive, wise, practical guide for white people struggling with their feelings about race." —Howard Zinn, national bestselling author of A People's History of the United States
"A powerful and wonderful book, a major contribution to our understanding of racism as white people." —Judith H. Katz, Ed. D., author, White Awareness: Handbook for Anti-Racism Training
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The book 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. It 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. It features exercises, questions, and suggestions to engage, challenge assumptions, and motivate the reader towards social action.
Good workbook-type read for understanding and challenging systemic racism.
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Paul Kivel is an award-winning author and an accomplished trainer and speaker. He has been a social justice activist, a nationally and internationally recognized antiracism educator, and an innovative leader in violence prevention for over 40 years.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Sociology, Anthropology, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 305.800973 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Ethnic and national groups standard subdivisions / Ethnic and national groups with ethnic origins from more than one continent, of European descent standard subdivisions Biography And History North America United States
- LCC
- E184 .A1 .K477 — History of the United States United States Elements in the population Afro-Americans
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 5
