To Be Free: Understanding and Eliminating Racism - Hardcover

Peacock, Thomas; Wisuri, Marlene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1890434809 ISBN 13: 9781890434809

Publisher: Afton Historical Society Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Looks at the issue of racism and the negative affects that it has had, and has, on American society, and provides advice for working toward a racism-free future.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Peacock, a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He completed both his master s and doctoral degrees at Harvard University. Peacock s writing has appeared in magazines, journals, and books as articles, short stories, and poetry. This is his seventh book.

From the Inside Flap

Imagine if we were free of racism?free from the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual toll that it takes on both racists and those subjected to racism. Imagine to be free. Often, however, just the mention of the word racism makes people nervous. Like if the subject doesn¹t come up, maybe it will go away. Like maybe it will slip forever into the recesses of a cave somewhere. Or maybe it will disappear magically, as if it never existed. Many people of color, however, deal with the reality of racism in all its forms on a daily basis?in stores, in schools, at work, on the bus, while watching television, listening to music, browsing the Internet, or reading magazines and newspapers. They can¹t pretend it away because it is always there in all its ugliness before them.What if, however, we decided to acknowledge racism and talk about ways of preventing, reducing, and alleviating it? And what if we began the discussion among young people, before they solidify their beliefs about people of other races? To Be Free is written to help facilitate that discussion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Afton Historical Society Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890434809
• ISBN 13: 9781890434809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 114