Reckoning the racial reckoning : from backlash to accountability after George Floyd / David Dante Troutt

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troutt, David Dante, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--United States--History--21st century.

Racism.

United States.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"The demise of the “racial reckoning” that followed George Floyd’s death in 2020 occurred without definition, scrutiny or attempts to revive it. In this compelling new book, David Dante Troutt explores the “what,” “so what” and “now what” of this period when much of the US sidelined the pandemic to confront racial inequality. It details how a rare focus on embedded racism shifted toward awareness, leaving deep disparities in wealth, health and policing unaddressed, and how this was overpowered by an enduring conservative backlash. Troutt unpacks how legal doctrine favored colorblindness over inequality, and examines government policies that created segregated zones of racial bargaining in health and wealth. The book also exposes deterrence-proof policing rules and explains the problems and promises of DEI. Reckoning the Racial Reckoning argues that democratic struggles over local resources are essential for creating justice and well-being for Black American communities, and ultimately for all Americans"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The 2020 racial reckoning postmortem

How equality bred inequality

Displacement, urban renewal and racial bargaining

Colored by Covid and the comorbidities of race

Police brutality and the disappearance of things past

DEI and the end of blackness as we knew it

Looking for vibranium

Epilogue : Principles and strategies to account for well-being

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 13, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Troutt, David Dante Reckoning the racial reckoning

ISBN:

9781009707329

1009707329

9781009707374

100970737X

OCLC:

1577210676

Publisher Number:

CIPO000377211

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license