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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
2018·236 pages
Explores white fragility and defensive reactions of white people to racial discussions, challenging assumptions about race.
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Explores white fragility and defensive reactions of white people to racial discussions, challenging assumptions about race.
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The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white...
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Brief mentions of historical violence like lynchings and police shootings.
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Central focus on racial inequality, white fragility, and systemic racism in society.
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Discusses historical and systemic abuse, including slavery and anti-Black violence.
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