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Crimes against Humanity in the Land of the Free - Can a Truth and Reconciliation Process Heal Racial Conflict in America? (Hardcover)
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Crimes against Humanity in the Land of the Free - Can a Truth and Reconciliation Process Heal Racial Conflict in America? (Hardcover)
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This vital book considers the compelling and addictive hold that
racism has had on centuries of Americans, explores historical and
contemporary norms complicit in the problem, and appeals to the
U.S. government to improve race relations, rectify existent social
imperfections, and guard against future race-based abuses. Despite
an assertion by the founding fathers that "all men are created
equal" and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that
guarantees "equal protection," the race-based oppression that has
characterized most of America's history shows that in practice our
society has rarely measured up to principle. Why has deep-seated
racial conflict in America continued for so long? This
unprecedented examination into the topic explores the evidence and
consequences of what seems to be an "addiction" to racism in the
United States, analyzing the related disconnect between our
nation's stated moral principles and social realities, and
assessing how U.S. citizens of all races can take individual action
to start the long-needed healing process. The contributors to this
work present interdisciplinary perspectives and discussions on
American history, politics, philosophy, and 21st-century
psycho-social conditions as they relate to the oppression, social
injustice, and racism that have occurred-and continue to occur-in
the United States. The discussions allow readers to grasp the
serious challenges at hand and direct them towards recognizing the
potential for conflict transformation and reconciliation through a
non-conventional co-created Truth, Reconciliation, and Peace
Process (TRPP) to begin resolving America's dysfunction. This is
essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the sources of
perpetual racially based conflict, disparity, and hatred in the
United States; identify the social injuries of exposure to
centuries of racism; move America towards harmonious interracial
relationships; and improve its international standing as a
peace-building nation that is truly committed to human rights
throughout the world. Presents the inescapable evidence of
persistent social violence, inequalities, and injustices
perpetrated against blacks within America's borders prior to and
for centuries since the nation's founding Identifies the negative
psycho-social consequences and harmful impact of "transgenerated
trauma"-based on the experiences of living in an overtly oppressive
society for centuries-on both the oppressed and the oppressor in
America Emphasizes the necessity for all American citizens to share
the responsibility for exposing historical truths, working through
painful memories and realities, engaging in long-avoided dialogue,
and implementing systems to assure a more just America for all its
citizens
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