Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning

Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning
ISBN-10
0252050800
ISBN-13
9780252050800
Category
Social Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2018-09-05
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Richard T. Hughes

Description

Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.

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