White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era – A Race Relations Scholar's Meditation on Personal Responsibility (P.S.)
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In this provocative meditation, a leading race-relations scholar examines how the Civil Rights era’s promise was undermined not only by institutions, but by the choices and self-understandings of both Black and white Americans. Drawing on personal responsibility as a central lens, the book explores the emotional and moral dynamics behind “white guilt,” arguing that well-intentioned narratives can harden into excuses that block genuine progress. Through sharp analysis and reflective argument, it traces how identity, resentment, and fear can shape public life long after legal barriers fall. Equal parts critique and call to accountability, the work challenges readers to rethink what reconciliation requires—and what it costs when people refuse to confront their own roles in the story.
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First Published
2006
Language
eng
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