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A review by carlylottsofbookz
Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama by Tim Wise
4.0
After reading Wise's White Like Me, I was unsure that I wanted to read another of his books, but I am glad that I did. This book is the combination of two essays on race in America, particularly related to the 2008 election of our first person of color to the office of the President.
This was a good read, and quick and easy. I leave you with one quote to ponder:
"Confrontin racism is white folks' responsibility because even though we, in the present, are not to blame for the system we have inherited, the fact is, we have inherited it nonetheless, and continue to benefit, consciously or not, from the entrenched privileges that are the legacy of that system."
This was a good read, and quick and easy. I leave you with one quote to ponder:
"Confrontin racism is white folks' responsibility because even though we, in the present, are not to blame for the system we have inherited, the fact is, we have inherited it nonetheless, and continue to benefit, consciously or not, from the entrenched privileges that are the legacy of that system."