White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
- ISBN-10
- 1593764251
- ISBN-13
- 9781593764258
- Series
- White Like Me
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Counterpoint Press
- Author
- Tim J. Wise
Description
Tim Wise offers a highly personal examination of the ways in which racial privilege shapes the lives of most white Americans, overtly racist or not, to the detriment of people of color, themselves, and society. The book shows the breadth and depth of the phenomenon within institutions such as education, employment, housing, criminal justice, and healthcare. By critically assessing the magnitude of racial privilege and its enormous costs, Wise provides a rich memoir that will inspire activists, educators, or anyone interested in understanding the way that race continues to shape the experiences of people in the U.S. Using stories instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once readable and scholarly, analytical and accessible.--From publisher description.
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