White fear has shaped our democracy and society from the beginning?and today, it?s more intense and visible than ever. To neutralize it, we must first understand it.White fear is not new. It enabled the rise of Donald Trump. It?s behind the recent flood of restrictive voting laws disproportionately impacting people of color. It?s why reactions to movements like Black Lives Matter and a football player taking a knee have been so negative and so strong. For two centuries, the deep-seated fear that many white people feel?of losing power, of losing economic standing, of losing a particular ?way of life??has been the driving force behind American politics and culture. And as we approach a future where white people will become a racial the minority in the US, something estimated to occur as early as 2043, that fear is only intensifying, festering, and becoming more visible. Are we destined for a violent clash? What can we do to step into our country?s inevitable future, without tearing
Author : Roland S. Martin
Pages : 176 pages
Publisher : BenBella
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 163774028X
ISBN-13 : 9781637740286