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The hidden roots of white supremacy, and the path to a shared American future, Robert P. Jones

Label
The hidden roots of white supremacy, and the path to a shared American future, Robert P. Jones
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-374) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The hidden roots of white supremacy
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Robert P. Jones
Sub title
and the path to a shared American future
Summary
"The story of three locations in the United States -- in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma -- where the indigenous people were driven out by European colonists, where vicious racial killings took place in the last century, and how these places are coming to terms with the past, creating new organizations dedicated to racial repair and reconciliation as they aspire to a more inclusive, more promising future"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Before Mississippi -- The murder of Emmett Till -- Commemoration and repair in Mississippi -- Before Minnesota -- The lynchings in Duluth -- Commemoration and repair in Minnesota -- Before Oklahoma -- The Tulsa Race Massacre -- Commemoration and repair in Oklahoma -- The search for hope in history -- Discovery and democracy in America
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Path to a shared American future
Classification
Content