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Book

If we are brave : essays from Black Americana

Call Number

  • 305.8 J697.1 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

Physical Description

xiv, 189 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

Through diverse, first-person accounts across the nation, this insightful examination urges readers to confront uncomfortable racial dialogues, revealing how differing perspectives on national identity challenge America's democratic ideals and hinder unity.

Contents

  • Author's note: Live from the repast
  • American heathen
  • Democracy when Black, parts I & II
  • Is democracy for white people?
  • Modeling minorities
  • Sound of the police
  • Semiquin
  • Out of many, twoness
  • Epilogue: Genesis.

Subjects

Genres

Essays.