The End of Anger: A New Generation's Take on Race and Rage - Hardcover

Cose, Ellis

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9780061998553: The End of Anger: A New Generation's Take on Race and Rage

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ISBN 10: 0061998559 ISBN 13: 9780061998553

Publisher: Ecco Pr, 2011

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The End of Anger From the often controversial, always prescient, and bestselling "Newsweek" columnist, comes an examination of the politics of race in current America. Full description

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"A fascinating read. . . . "The End of Anger" is a worthy look at where we are and where we're headed."--Philadelphia City Paper

"Once again Ellis Cose holds up a powerful lens to bring to light the thoughts, dreams, and perspectives of African Americans today. His findings and insights are an important contribution to the national conversation on race, class, and opportunity in America."--Geoffrey Canada, Educator

"[A] refreshing, readable, and comprehensive look at race in 21st-century America."--Publishers Weekly

""The End of Anger" may be the defining work on America's new racial dynamics. Deeply researched, artfully reasoned, and beautifully written. . . . Cose deepens our understanding not just of race but of the power of generational transformation."--Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union

"Cose expertly interweaves his own research into the opinions of others, creating an intriguing dialogue about the future of America as class becomes king."--Ebony

"[A book] that will undoubtedly fuel much debate for years to come."--Daily News

"Ellis Cose defines what racial equality means to a new generation."--Uptown Magazine

"A masterpiece in illuminating one of the most significant issues in the history of our republic. . . . It is one of those books every American of conscience should read."--Robert M. Morgenthau, former district attorney of New York County

A fascinating read. . . . "The End of Anger" is a worthy look at where we are and where we re headed. --Philadelphia City Paper"

Cose expertly interweaves his own research into the opinions of others, creating an intriguing dialogue about the future of America as class becomes king. --Ebony"

From the Back Cover:

From a venerated and bestselling voice on American life comes a contemporary look at the decline of black rage; the demise of white guilt; and the intergenerational shifts in how blacks and whites view, and interact with, each other

In the heady aftermath of President Obama's election, conventional wisdom suggested that the bitter, angry, and destructive elements of discrimination were ebbing at last and America was becoming a postracial nation. But with this dawning age that promised so much came shifting demographics and a newfound seat of rage in the polarizing Tea Party movement, even as black optimism gained ground, giving rise to questions about assumed truths concerning race in America.

Combining the talents earned from a lifetime in journalism with the insights and thoughtfulness of a close observer of the American experience, renowned author Ellis Cose offers a fresh, original appraisal of our nation at this extraordinary time, tracking the diminishment of black anger and investigating the "generational shifting of the American mind." Weaving material from myriad interviews as well as two large and ambitious surveys that he conducted—one of black Harvard MBAs and the other of graduates of A Better Chance, a program offering elite educational opportunities to thousands of young people of color since 1963—Cose offers an invaluable portrait of contemporary America that attempts to make sense of what a people do when the dream, for some, is finally within reach as one historical era ends and another begins.

In short, The End of Anger is not just about blacks but about America—its past and its hoped-for future—and may well be the most important book dealing with race to be published in recent decades.

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