Description
Unforgivable Blackness traces the long, brutal arc of racial science and public policy in the United States, revealing how “objective” research and institutional power were used to justify exclusion, segregation, and violence. Through a high-level narrative of key figures, landmark studies, and the cultural forces that shaped them, the book shows how ideas about race were constructed, defended, and weaponized—often with devastating consequences for Black lives. Blending rigorous historical investigation with compelling storytelling, it examines themes of scientific ethics, systemic racism, and the struggle to confront uncomfortable truths about the past. Ward’s distinctive style brings clarity and urgency to a subject that remains painfully relevant, inviting readers to consider how knowledge can be made to serve injustice—and what it takes to challenge it.
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paperback
Vintage
Published Jan 3, 2006
544 pages
ISBN: 9780375710049
paperback
Unknown
Published Jan 1, 2004
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First Published
2004
Language
eng
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