White Male Privilege
White Male Privilege: A Study of Racism in America 40 Years After the Voting Rights Act Mark Rosenkranz,
Publisher: Law Dog Books
ISBN: 0979108918
DDC: 305
Edition: Hardcover; 2007-01-01
Summary:
Discrimination and racism has existed in America since the very early
days of colonization. In the Declaration of Independence, our
founding fathers declared "We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal." and yet, it would be another 189
years before Americans would be equal by law. It has been suggested
that with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, America had
finally overcame its ugly past of racism and discrimination. As we
entered into the new millennium, the author wondered if America had
really set aside its biases and discriminatory practices. The author
interviewed eight people as he developed the foundations for this
book. One of the people he was honored to interview was Brian Swann,
the brother of famous footballer Lynn Swann. Brian shared his story
of a racial motivated encounter that he and his brother's had
experienced in the 1970's in San Francisco, California, at the hands
of the San Francisco Police Department. Each of the eight people
interviewed for this book brought with them a different experience
and viewpoint as it relates to discrimination and racism in America,
and more specifically, white male privilege in America. The author
brought these eight individual viewpoints together, and told their
story as they relate to American history, from the early days of
colonization through the present day.
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