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Racial Realism and the History of Black People in America
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2022
Summary
In Racial Realism and the History of Black People in America, Lori Latrice Martin demonstrates how racial realism is a key concept for understanding why and how black people continue to live between a cycle of optimism and disappointment in the United States. Central to her argument is Derrick Bell’s work on racial realism, who argued that the subordination of black people in America is permanent. Racial Realism includes historical topics, such as Reconstruction, race in the 20th century, and recent events like #BlackLivesMatter, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the killing of George Floyd. As the author lays out, at various times in American history, black people felt a sense of hopefulness and optimism that America would finally extend treasured American values to them only to find themselves marginalized. History shows that black people have had their expectations raised so many times only to find themselves deeply disappointed.
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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-4816-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-4817-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
148
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 20
The Genius of Derrick Bell No access Pages 21 - 44
Forty Acres and a Mule and Other Missed Opportunities No access Pages 45 - 66
The Myth of the Greatest Generation No access Pages 67 - 82
(Un)Civil Rights and Black Power No access Pages 83 - 102
