Bibliograph

American whitelash, a changing nation and the cost of progress, Wesley Lowery

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Label

American whitelash, a changing nation and the cost of progress, Wesley Lowery

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American whitelash

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1382540691

Responsibility statement

Wesley Lowery

Sub title

a changing nation and the cost of progress

Summary

Interweaving deep historical analysis with gripping firsthand reporting on both victims and perpetrators of violence, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist charts the return of the American cycle of racial progress and white backlash and how the federal government has failed to intervene"In 2008, Barack Obama's historic victory was heralded as a turning point for the country. And so it would be--just not in the way that most Americans hoped. The election of the nation's first Black president fanned long-burning embers of white supremacy, igniting a new and frightening phase in a uniquely American cycle of racial progress and white backlash. In American Whitelash ... Wesley Lowery charts the return of this bloodstained trend, showing how the forces of white power retaliated against Obama's victory--and both profited from and helped to propel the rise of Donald Trump. Interweaving deep historical analysis with ... firsthand reporting on victims and perpetrators of violence, Lowery uncovers how this vicious cycle is carrying us into ever more perilous territory, how the federal government has failed to intervene, and how we still might find a route of escape"--Dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Part I: White grievance -- Part II: In defense of American whiteness -- Part III: White radicalization -- Part IV: An American Nazi's final bark -- Part V: A movement rises

Target audience

adult

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