When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America
When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America
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When the Stars Begin to Fall makes a compelling, ambitious case for a pathway to the national solidarity necessary to mitigate racism. Weaving memories of his own and his family's multi-generational experiences with racism, alongside 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. 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.
Fueled by Johnson's ultimate faith in the American project, grounded in his family's longstanding optimism and his own military service, When the Stars Begin to Fall is an urgent call to undertake the process of overcoming what has long seemed intractable.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Johnson, Theodore R.
Published: 06/08/2021
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN: 9780802157850
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.20d