Understanding and Dismantling Racism: The Twenty-First Century Challenge to White America (Facets)

More than 15 years have passed since Joe Barndt wrote his influential and widely acclaimed Dismantling Racism (1991 Augsburg Books). He has now written a replacement volume - powerful personal and practical - that reframes the whole issue for the new context of the twenty-first century. With great clarity Barndt traces the history of racism especially in white America revealing its various personal institutional and cultural forms. Without demonizing anyone or any race he offers specific positive ways in which people in all walks including churches can work to bring racism to an end. He includes the newest data on continuing conditions of People of Color including their progress relative to the minimal standards of equality in housing income and wealth education and health. He discusses current dimensions of race as they appear in controversies over 9/11 New Orleans and undocumented workers. Includes analytical charts definitions bibliography and exercises for readers.