{"product_id":"dispatches-from-the-race-war-9780872868090","title":"Dispatches from the Race War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays on racial flashpoints, white denial, violence, and the manipulation of fear in America today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Tim Wise has brilliantly done is to challenge white folks' truth\u003c\/strong\u003e to see that they have a responsibility to do more than sit back and watch, but to recognize their own role in co-creating a fair, inclusive, truly democratic society.\u003cstrong\u003e\"--Michelle Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tim Wise's new book gives us the tools we need to reach people whose understanding of our country is white instead of right. And without pissing them off \"\u003cstrong\u003e--James W. Loewen, \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eTim Wise's latest is more urgent than ever\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"--\u003cstrong\u003eHeather Ann Thompson, \u003c\/strong\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBlood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A white social justice advocate clearly shows how racism is America's core crisis. \u003cstrong\u003eA trenchant assessment of our nation's ills.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"--\u003cstrong\u003e*\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"  \u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race War\u003c\/em\u003e] is \u003cstrong\u003ea bracing call to action\u003c\/strong\u003e in a moment of social unrest.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race War\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eexhorts white Americans to join the struggle for a fairer society\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, renowned social-justice advocate Tim Wise confronts racism in contemporary America. Seen through the lens of major flashpoints during the Obama and Trump years, \u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWar \u003c\/em\u003efaces the consequences of white supremacy in all its forms. This includes a discussion of the bigoted undertones of the Tea Party's backlash, the killing of Trayvon Martin, current day anti-immigrant hysteria, the rise of openly avowed white nationalism, the violent policing of African Americans, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWise devotes a substantial portion of the book to explore the racial ramifications of COVID-19, and the widespread protests which followed the police murder of George Floyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcise, accessible chapters, most written in first-person, offer an excellent source for those engaged in the anti-racism struggle. Tim Wise's proactive approach asks white allies to contend with--and take responsibility for--their own role in perpetuating racism against Blacks and people of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Race War\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that the story of our country is the history of racial conflict, and that our future may depend on how--or if--we can resolve it. \"To accept racism is quintessentially American,\" writes Wise, \"to rebel against it is human. Be human.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872868090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Tim Wise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38027222220981,"sku":"9780872868090","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50779f6c-633b-4724-a1a0-098c54b071f5.jpg?v=1609192387","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dispatches-from-the-race-war-9780872868090","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}