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the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Jun 27, 2016voisjoe1_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was the National Book Award winner - In the 1960’s, the Democrats passed the Civil Rights bills (Blacks allowed in public accommodations and allowed to vote in the southern states). Using white resentment, Nixon/Agnew implemented the Southern Strategy, which turned the South Republican. The strategy also convinced northern whites that the Republicans would keep Blacks out of white schools, out of many factories and businesses, and out of white neighborhoods. This book is described as “the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.” These ideas basically brainwashed ignorant whites to believe that Blacks were not actually of the same species as whites, but closer to the species of apes. These ideas were not extinguished by the Founding Fathers as Tea Party Michelle Bachmann suggested but actually promoted by American whites from 1619 until today. Even in late 20th century, Charles Murray wrote “The Bell Curve,” which promoted the idea that Blacks were in last place in American society, not because of 450 years of white exploitation and discrimination, but because of inferior genes. The book is sickening, but hopefully a few Whites will begin to face the truth. It will be interesting to see if a new paperback edition comments on the alt-right white supremacy/anti-Semitic anti-Muslim ideology of the new Trump presidency.