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Book

America's original sin : racism, white privilege, and the bridge to a new America

Call Number

  • 305.8 W2144 (OSH)

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Publication Information

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, 2016.

Physical Description

xxv, 238 pages ; 24 cm

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

  • You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free
  • Race is a story
  • The parables of Ferguson and Baltimore
  • The original sin and its legacy
  • Repentance means more than just saying you're sorry
  • Dying to whiteness
  • A segregated church or a beloved community?
  • From warriors to guardians
  • The new Jim Crow and restorative justice
  • Welcoming the stranger
  • Crossing the bridge to a new America.

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