How Racism Harms White Americans A lecture by John H. Bracey
Distinguished historian John H. Bracey Jr. offers a provocative analysis of the devastating economic, political, and social effects of racism on white Americans. In a departure from analyses of racism that have focused primarily on white power and privilege, Bracey trains his focus on the high price that white people, especially working class whites, have paid for more than two centuries of divisive race-based policies and attitudes.
Whether he's discussing the pivotal role slavery played in the war for independence, the two million white Americans who died in a civil war fought over the question of slavery, or how business owners took advantage of the segregation of America's first labor unions and used low-wage, non-unionized black workers to undercut the bargaining power of white workers, Bracey's central point is that failing to acknowledge the centrality of race, and racism, to the American project not only minimizes the suffering of black people, but also blinds us to how white people have been harmed as well.
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46 mins
Year
2013
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And there it is, the previous commentator agreed with "99%" of what he said until he mentioned the FACT that the world was not created in six days. Folks it's a fairy tale. You have to let it go. Now that means you won't see Grandma again, but we have to grow up. We, as a species, have ...Read more
And there it is, the previous commentator agreed with "99%" of what he said until he mentioned the FACT that the world was not created in six days. Folks it's a fairy tale. You have to let it go. Now that means you won't see Grandma again, but we have to grow up. We, as a species, have evolved to the point that we have large brains with incredible problem solving abilities. Unfortunately it means we can read patterns and know that we will die. Hard to deal with but we have to.
Read lessI enjoyed and agreed with 99% of what this lecture was about, being a Black female Vietnam veteran of the Army. I have experienced racism from Detroit (being born and bred there) to Alabama (military) to California (educator, minister and entrepreneur). But also within my own family and ...Read more
I enjoyed and agreed with 99% of what this lecture was about, being a Black female Vietnam veteran of the Army. I have experienced racism from Detroit (being born and bred there) to Alabama (military) to California (educator, minister and entrepreneur). But also within my own family and race, being a dark skinned woman. I did have an issue when Dr Bracey inadvertently made fun of Christianity mentioning the world being made in 6 days.
Read lessVery enlightening!