Essays on racial flashpoints, white denial, violence, and the
manipulation of fear in America today. "Drawing on events from the
killing of Trayvon Martin to the Black Lives Matter protests last
summer, Wise calls to account his fellow white citizens and exhorts
them to combat racist power structures."-The New York Times "What
Tim Wise has brilliantly done is to challenge white folks' truth to
see that they have a responsibility to do more than sit back and
watch, but to recognize their own role in co-creating a fair,
inclusive, truly democratic society."-Michelle Alexander, author of
The New Jim Crow "Tim Wise's new book gives us the tools we need to
reach people whose understanding of our country is white instead of
right. And without pissing them off!"-James W. Loewen, author, Lies
My Teacher Told Me "Tim Wise's latest is more urgent than ever.
"-Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in
the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy "A
white social justice advocate clearly shows how racism is America's
core crisis. A trenchant assessment of our nation's ills."-*Kirkus
Reviews, Starred Review " [Dispatches from the Race War] is a
bracing call to action in a moment of social unrest."-Publishers
Weekly "Dispatches from the Race War exhorts white Americans to
join the struggle for a fairer society."-Chapter 16 In this
collection of essays, renowned social-justice advocate Tim Wise
confronts racism in contemporary America. Seen through the lens of
major flashpoints during the Obama and Trump years, Dispatches from
the Race War faces the consequences of white supremacy in all its
forms. This includes a discussion of the bigoted undertones of the
Tea Party's backlash, the killing of Trayvon Martin, current day
anti-immigrant hysteria, the rise of openly avowed white
nationalism, the violent policing of African Americans, and more.
Wise devotes a substantial portion of the book to explore the
racial ramifications of COVID-19, and the widespread protests which
followed the police murder of George Floyd. Concise, accessible
chapters, most written in first-person, offer an excellent source
for those engaged in the anti-racism struggle. Tim Wise's proactive
approach asks white allies to contend with-and take responsibility
for-their own role in perpetuating racism against Blacks and people
of color. Dispatches from the Race War reminds us that the story of
our country is the history of racial conflict, and that our future
may depend on how-or if-we can resolve it. "To accept racism is
quintessentially American," writes Wise, "to rebel against it is
human. Be human."
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