White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
by Tim Wise | Nonfiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1933368993 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1933368993 Global Overview for this book
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In White Like Me, Tim Wise offers a highly personal examination of the ways in which racial privilege shapes the lives of most white Americans, overtly racist or not, to the detriment of people of color, themselves, and society. The book shows the breadth and depth of the phenomenon within institutions such as education, employment, housing, criminal justice, and healthcare. By critically assessing the magnitude of racial privilege and its enormous costs, Wise provides a rich memoir that will inspire activists, educators, or anyone interested in understanding the way that race continues to shape the experiences of people in the U.S. Using stories instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once readable and scholarly, analytical and accessible.
Tim Wise has a second book out: Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male
Tim Wise has a second book out: Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male
Tim Wise was one of the people whose writings on white privilege opened my eyes back in the day. This book is written for white people by one white person, who talks about race using his own life as an example. Highly recommended, especially for understanding the situation in the US, but many things are universally applicable.
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