The Promise of Whiteness: Its Past and Its Future

by Martha R. Bireda

Book Overview

During this difficult time in our nation's history, with the focus on "racial reckoning", it is crucial that Americans understand when and how our "race-based hierarchy" came to be invented. The Promise of Whiteness: Its Past and Its Future explores the psycho-social impact of the promise of "whiteness" upon the past and present-day race relations in the United States. The "promise of whiteness"-which includes the "place", "privilege" or advantages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147586356X
• ISBN13: 9781475863567
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"