Everyday White People Confront Racial and Social Injustice: 15 Stories

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Whilst we are all conversant in the lives of prominent Black civil rights leaders, few of us have a sense of what’s entailed in developing a White anti-racist identity. Few of us can name the White activists who joined the struggle against discrimination, let by myself bear in mind the complexities, stresses and contradictions of doing this work Whilst profiting from the privileges they enjoyed as Whites.

This book fills that gap by vividly presenting – in their own words – the personal stories, experiences and reflections of fifteen prominent White anti-racists. They recount the circumstances that led them to undertake this work, describe key moments and insights along their journeys, and frankly admit their continuing lapses and mistakes. They make it clear that confronting oppression (including their own prejudices) – whether about race, sexual orientation, ability or other differences – is a lifelong process of learning.

The chapters in this book are full of inspirational and lesson-rich stories about the expanding awareness of White social justice advocates and activists who grappled with their White privilege and their early socialization and determined to work against structural injustice and personal prejudice. The authors are also self-critical, questioning their motivations and commitments, and acknowledging that – as Whites and possessors of other privileged identities – they continue to take pleasure in White privilege at the same time as they work against it.

This is an eye-opening book for any individual who wants to bear in mind what it means to be White and the reality of what’s involved in becoming a White anti-racist and social justice advocate; is interested in the paths taken by those who have gone before; and wants to engage reflectively and critically in this difficult and important work.

Contributing Authors
Warren J. Blumenfeld
Abby L. Ferber
Jane K. Fernandes
Michelle Fine
Diane J. Goodman
Paul C. Gorski
Heather W. Hackman
Gary R. Howard
Kevin Jennings
Frances E. Kendall
Paul Kivel
James W. Loewen
Peggy McIntosh
Julie O’Mara
Alan Rabinowitz
Andrea Rabinowitz
Christine E. Sleeter

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