White Lies, White Power: The Fight against White Supremacy and Reactionary Violence

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This powerful book explores the lasting power of racism in daily life. Novick places most of the blame on the political and economic systems that the U.S. has firmly in place. While racist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, can attract attention (and new adherents) by making easy scapegoats of certain peoples, Novick argues it would be wrong to think of such groups as representing a "fringe." They exist precisely because they reflect feelings deeply held by the society and the state. Governments often create racist policies because the nations they represent "grew up in the context of racially justified conquest and colonialism." Indeed, the policies often are not even viewed as racist. Likewise, Novick contends that our society is based on a strong foundation of racism. He offers a number of solutions to these problems, though Novick's own fine job of exploring the depths of racist thought and action in this country may give few any hope for change. Brian McCombie

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This compelling primer on contemporary [racism] exposes current links between police, the Klan and other white supremacist groups and urges the reader to stand up against these dangerous right-wing forces. [political][race]


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