Black Rednecks and White Liberals
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This book presents the kind of eye-opening insights into the history and culture of race for which Sowell has become famous. As late as the 1940s and 1950s, he argues, poor Southern rednecks were regarded by Northern employers and law enforcement officials as lazy, lawless, and sexually immoral. This pattern was repeated by blacks with whom they shared a subculture in the South. Over the last half century poor whites and most blacks have moved up in class and affluence, but the ghetto remains filled with black rednecks. Their attempt to escape, Sowell shows, is hampered by their white liberal friends who turn dysfunctional black redneck culture into a sacrosanct symbol of racial identity. In addition to Black Rednecks and White Liberals, the book takes on subjects ranging from Are Jews Generic? to The Real History of Slavery.
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This book was difficult for me to finish, mostly because it's basically a bunch of research papers. I listened to the audiobook and zoned out on a regular basis. When I was actually listening, I was frustrated by the lack of focus in the presentation and the missing conclusions out of all that data.
Description
This book presents the kind of eye-opening insights into the history and culture of race for which Sowell has become famous. As late as the 1940s and 1950s, he argues, poor Southern rednecks were regarded by Northern employers and law enforcement officials as lazy, lawless, and sexually immoral. This pattern was repeated by blacks with whom they shared a subculture in the South. Over the last half century poor whites and most blacks have moved up in class and affluence, but the ghetto remains filled with black rednecks. Their attempt to escape, Sowell shows, is hampered by their white liberal friends who turn dysfunctional black redneck culture into a sacrosanct symbol of racial identity. In addition to Black Rednecks and White Liberals, the book takes on subjects ranging from Are Jews Generic? to The Real History of Slavery.
Book Information
Main Genre
N/A
Sub Genre
N/A
Format
Hardback
Pages
250
Price
N/A
Posts
2
This book was difficult for me to finish, mostly because it's basically a bunch of research papers. I listened to the audiobook and zoned out on a regular basis. When I was actually listening, I was frustrated by the lack of focus in the presentation and the missing conclusions out of all that data.