Woke racism : how a new religion has betrayed Black America

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Label

Woke racism : how a new religion has betrayed Black America

Title remainder

how a new religion has betrayed Black America

Statement of responsibility

John McWhorter

Creator

• McWhorter, John H

Author

• McWhorter, John H

Subject

• Critical race theory -- United States
• Race discrimination -- United States
• African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975-
• United States -- Race relations
• White people -- United States -- Attitudes
• Racism against Black people -- United States
• Anti-racism -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

"[A] well-meaning but pernicious form of antiracism has become, not a progressive ideology, but a religion--and one that's illogical, unreachable, and unintentionally neoracist ...[R]eveals the workings of this new religion, from the original sin of "white privilege" and the weaponization of cancel culture to ban heretics, to the evangelical fervor of the "woke mob." [S]hows how this religion that claims to "dismantle racist structures" is actually harming his fellow Black Americans by infantilizing Black people, setting Black students up for failure, and passing policies that disproportionately damage Black communities"--

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Provided by publisher

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LBSOR/DLC

Dewey number

305.800973

Index

index present

LC call number

E185.86

LC item number

.M4273 2021

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult