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ashedryden's review against another edition
A lot of stuff I already knew (which isn’t the books fault). That said, I don’t know if it was just the audiobook, but I didn’t care for the style.
smcrain's review against another edition
5.0
Took me a bit because this book is a lot to digest and very heavy. Emotionally distressing but incredibly informative. It covers race relations from before the formation of the US to today. It is incredibly well researched and has a lot of dates, cases and statistics to show for it. Again very upsetting material to take in. It fleshes out and brings to light a lot of dark events from history that they don't teach you in schools. As it moves closer to our present it makes connections and reveals the insidious nature or origins behind several laws, policies and institutions that most people don't think much about from a surface viewpoint. The reactions made to every step towards equality and how white majorities in power work deviously to keep Black people disenfranchised and continue socioeconomic disparities. Cannot recommend enough, this stuff should be taught in schools.
kathleenguthriewoods's review against another edition
5.0
I chose this book as part of my own "Educated Allies" series. It's a difficult read, one that made me gasp, cringe, grieve, and think. Anderson provides a clear and fact-based understanding of the history of systematic racism in the US (education, housing, voting rights), and helps me better understand what is STILL happening today. "It is time to rethink America," she writes in the epilogue, and I agree. Much of it is chilling, yet so important to know so that we can do better. "This is when we choose a different future," she writes. We can. Let's start now. Highly recommend.
sonialusiveira's review against another edition
5.0
Wow that was a hard read! Hard not because of the writing styles or anything, but because of the hard truth content. This was an enraging read that I needed to take breaks here and there when reading. In White Rage, Carol Anderson chronicles the history of how Black people have been enduring White backlash for their social advancement since the aftermath of the Civil War. I like that the author writes in detail how US history was literally shaped by racism and how racial institution came to shape. Highly recommended if you want to learn about history on racism in the US.
ponch22's review against another edition
5.0
With this book, I get to check the final book off my 2017 Reading for Growth Challenge—a book of any genre that addresses current events.
I got this novel directly from the above website (the author was reading it for a book club) and I’m so glad I read it. The very important #BlackLivesMatter movement is just one minor part of [a:Carol Anderson|184936|Carol Anderson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]’s [b:White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|26073085|White Rage The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|Carol Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456093492s/26073085.jpg|46010383].
“White rage” was coined by Anderson in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post discussing the Michael Brown killing in Ferguson, MO. This book is a history, showing how much African Americans have struggled since the end of the Civil War and the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment.
From the mistakes that were made during Reconstruction after the Civil War, to the levels of racism in the North AND South during the Great Migration. From all the tricks southern states tried to avoid Brown v. Board of Education to the new, hidden racism that arose after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts of the 1960s. From the War on Drugs that was created to mass incarcerate minorities (thanks to a drug problem caused by the government) all the way up to the struggles Obama faced as our first black President.
A century and a half of disgraceful actions are summed up but Anderson ends with some hope. There were many times we as a nation made the plight of the black man worse than it should ever have been—the book points out time and time again how white men in power did everything they could to separate, humiliate, and denigrate their fellow man. But this cycle does not need to continue.
I got this novel directly from the above website (the author was reading it for a book club) and I’m so glad I read it. The very important #BlackLivesMatter movement is just one minor part of [a:Carol Anderson|184936|Carol Anderson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png]’s [b:White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|26073085|White Rage The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide|Carol Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456093492s/26073085.jpg|46010383].
“White rage” was coined by Anderson in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post discussing the Michael Brown killing in Ferguson, MO. This book is a history, showing how much African Americans have struggled since the end of the Civil War and the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment.
From the mistakes that were made during Reconstruction after the Civil War, to the levels of racism in the North AND South during the Great Migration. From all the tricks southern states tried to avoid Brown v. Board of Education to the new, hidden racism that arose after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts of the 1960s. From the War on Drugs that was created to mass incarcerate minorities (thanks to a drug problem caused by the government) all the way up to the struggles Obama faced as our first black President.
A century and a half of disgraceful actions are summed up but Anderson ends with some hope. There were many times we as a nation made the plight of the black man worse than it should ever have been—the book points out time and time again how white men in power did everything they could to separate, humiliate, and denigrate their fellow man. But this cycle does not need to continue.
Full voting rights for American citizens, funding and additional resources for quality schools, and policing and court systems in which racial bias is not sanctioned by law—all these are well within our grasp,Anderson summarized on the final page. We must recognize the White Rage that has grown since the Emancipation Proclamation and strip it of its power—choosing “a different future.”
rosepoints's review against another edition
5.0
this was such a powerful read and i couldn’t stop reading it until i had completely finished it. carol anderson talks about the white backlash towards black advancement and the institutional harm that it generates, and i felt like i learned something new in every chapter. anderson does not flinch away from describing the horrible injustices done to black people and traces through five major historical events and their ramifications while still making the book accessible for the general public. highly recommend!
eburgardt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
- This is a history of systemic White American anti-Black rage starting at the end of the Civil War, it thoroughly spells out how systemic racism has not changed in 200 (even 400) years, it has simply rebranded
- Wanted to read this in 4 days but that was a joke, it is DENSELY packed with historical research about genuinely horrifying subject matter, I ended up sticking to an average of about a dozen pages a day
- I started this right after Frederick Douglass’s autobiography just by coincidence but I actually think both books complement each other very well and frankly paint a much clearer portrait of American racial injustice than I ever received in school
scwoodyard's review against another edition
5.0
Every white person needs to read this. Unfortunately, I think the people who need to read it the most will be immediately put off by the title and get defensive. While the title is a bit sensational, the book itself is not. It presents the facts. These were the things that happened and these things were not taught to us in history class. This book is the history lesson we all need. After reading this book, it feels like things make sense and I now have an understanding of why things are the way they are.