Reviews of book: Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama

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by Tim Wise

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14 years ago

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Anyone who believes racism is dead because our president is a man of color needs to read this book. The United States has a long, long way to go in ending racism. The first step is honest dialogue with one another without the fear of being though of as "unAmerican".

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Sharon E. Cathcart rated it

15 years ago

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This brief book (two essays) is something I would recommend to any reader who wishes to understand issues of racism in today's world. One need only look at the badly spelled signs at "Tea Party" rallies and Arizona's SB 1070 to know that racism is, unfortunately, alive and well in the USA even as s...

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