Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America
Steele, Shelby
ISBN 10: 031205064X ISBN 13: 9780312050641
Published by St Martins Pr, 1990
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Essays argue that Blacks are more oppressed by doubt than racism, look at the origins of racial conflict in America, and assess the failures of social policies designed to lessen racial differences
Review: "One of the best books on race in America to appear in the past twenty-five years.""-- Wall Street Journal""If you read no other book...make it Shelby Steele's "The Content of Our Character.""-- George Will, "Newsweek""The perfect voice of reason in a sea of hate."-- "Los Angeles Times""Steele has given eloquent voice to painful truths that are almost always left unspoken in the nation's circumscribed public discourse on race."-- "New York Times""Steele's skill compares with that of James Baldwin, Richard Wright, or Frederick Douglass."-- "Chicago Tribune""Elegant, personal pieces. Brilliant."-- "New York" magazine
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Title: Content of Our Character: A New Vision of ...
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Fair