White Rage
Racism in America has been a constant dilemma since years of slavery. The United States of America, a country that praised and advertised “true freedom” of the masses, yet displayed the exact opposite when it came to African Americans. The United States came to power through the enslavemnt of an entire race of people and the oppression (and massacre) of other minority races. In the book White Rage, Carol Anderson exposes the evils of the United State’s government and citizens during Reconstruction all the way into present-day as we said our goodbyes to our first beloved black president, Barack H. Obama. African-Americans, since the late 19th century have tried to create history for themselves as a race of people. Anderson speaks …show more content…
This book’s audience, though, is undergraduate and above. From this book, students will question their society and learn true American history as it pertains to African Americans. Students will also be inspired to learn more about their government and how it affects their lives. As students, the audience become more socially aware of his or her surroundings and empathetic to people of color who not only deal with daily life struggles,but constant oppression forced upon them. I believe Anderson wrote this book to inform her audiences of the dangers of racism in politics, racism in America, the lack of understanding political issues, and the lack of empathy for one another as human beings and not people of different races. She successfully reach the goal and purpose of this book and I wish that every American will read this book in hopes of reevaluating the racist structures of our socities. This persuasive text has many major strengths that makes it one of the best book I’ve read lately, but it also has its weaknesses (not many!). It speaks much about the mistreatment of African Americans and the government’s role in that, but it does not give much insight on the government officials who made numerous sacrifces to improve the lives of many African Americans in this country, not all presidents or politicians were racists or
Racism in America has been a constant dilemma since years of slavery. The United States of America, a country that praised and advertised “true freedom” of the masses, yet displayed the exact opposite when it came to African Americans. The United States came to power through the enslavemnt of an entire race of people and the oppression (and massacre) of other minority races. In the book White Rage, Carol Anderson exposes the evils of the United State’s government and citizens during Reconstruction all the way into present-day as we said our goodbyes to our first beloved black president, Barack H. Obama. African-Americans, since the late 19th century have tried to create history for themselves as a race of people. Anderson speaks …show more content…
This book’s audience, though, is undergraduate and above. From this book, students will question their society and learn true American history as it pertains to African Americans. Students will also be inspired to learn more about their government and how it affects their lives. As students, the audience become more socially aware of his or her surroundings and empathetic to people of color who not only deal with daily life struggles,but constant oppression forced upon them. I believe Anderson wrote this book to inform her audiences of the dangers of racism in politics, racism in America, the lack of understanding political issues, and the lack of empathy for one another as human beings and not people of different races. She successfully reach the goal and purpose of this book and I wish that every American will read this book in hopes of reevaluating the racist structures of our socities. This persuasive text has many major strengths that makes it one of the best book I’ve read lately, but it also has its weaknesses (not many!). It speaks much about the mistreatment of African Americans and the government’s role in that, but it does not give much insight on the government officials who made numerous sacrifces to improve the lives of many African Americans in this country, not all presidents or politicians were racists or