A review by smcrain
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

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.