When the stars begin to fall : overcoming racism and renewing the promise of America
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2021].
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First edition.
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pages cm
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African Americans -- History -- 1964-
African Americans -- United States -- Social conditions.
Johnson, Theodore R., -- III -- (Theodore Roosevelt) -- Family.
National characteristics, American.
Racism -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
United States -- Race relations.
African Americans -- United States -- Social conditions.
Johnson, Theodore R., -- III -- (Theodore Roosevelt) -- Family.
National characteristics, American.
Racism -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
United States -- Race relations.
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2108
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
""Racism is an existential threat to America," Theodore R. Johnson declares at the start of his profound and exhilarating book, a refutation of the American Promise enshrined in our Constitution-that all men and women are inherently equal. And yet racism continues to corrode our society. If we cannot overcome it, Johnson argues, while the United States will remain a geopolitical entity, the promise that made America unique on earth will have died. When the Stars Begin to Fall makes a compelling, ambitious case for a pathway to the national solidarity necessary to overcome racism. Weaving memories of his own family's experiences and strands of history into his elegant narrative, Johnson posits that a blueprint for national solidarity can be found in the exceptional citizenship long practiced in Black America, augmented by a more enduring version of the solidarity among members of the military or in communities recovering from a natural disaster. Understanding that racism is a structural crime of the state, he argues that overcoming it requires us to recognize that a color-conscious society-not a color-blind one-is the true fulfillment of the American Promise. Alive to the power of writers from James Baldwin to Isabel Wilkerson to Jon Meacham, When the Stars Begin to Fall is an urgent call to undertake the process of overcoming what has long seemed intractable"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, T. R. (2021). When the stars begin to fall: overcoming racism and renewing the promise of America (First edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Theodore R.. 2021. When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Theodore R.. When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Theodore R.. When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America First edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.
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