Whites confront racism : antiracists and their paths to action / Eileen O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Eileen, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights workers--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights workers.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

White people.

Politics and government.

History.

United States.

White people--United States--Politics and government--20th century.

White people--United States--Biography.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Racism--United States--History--20th century.

Racism.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 163 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

This book asserts the distinctive place that whites can take in the fight for racial justice, bringing together interviews with white antiracist activists from across North America. Avoiding the typical white options of being nonracist or feeling guilty, these whites demonstrate the multitude of ways whites can be proactive in combating modern racism. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

1 The Need for Alternative Models of Whiteness 1

2 "I Was Born on Race Street"

How Whites Become Antiracist 17

3 Framing White Antiracisms 43

4 What Should I Say?

Individual Antiracist Strategies 65

5 Fighting the Power

Challenging Institutional Racism 87

6 Sustaining the Personal Struggles of White Antiracism 105

7 The Future of Antiracisms 133

Appendix A Contact Information for Antiracist Groups 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.

ISBN:

0742515818

0742515826

OCLC:

46959506