ABSTRACT
This book examines the ongoing struggle for social justice by and for African Americans. Examining the persistent rolling back of civil and voting rights for this population and other minorities since the end of Reconstruction, the author discusses the continued colonization of African Americans and the rise of white nationalism before considering what can be done to create a democratic version of Americanism. With discussions on the possibilities that exist for eliminating health disparities, increasing income and reducing wealth inequality, enhancing the urban environment and housing stability, reforming criminal justice, and reconsidering the case for reparations for the descendants of slaves, the author considers whether white nationalism is a threat to Democratic Americanism and if the declining fortunes of working class Americans can be reversed by means of a "Marshall Plan" for the United States. A study of the sustained racial injustices of American society over the last century and a half and their possible remedies, A Nation Apart will appeal to all those with interests in race and ethnicity and questions of social justice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
The continued colonization of African Americans
chapter 2|7 pages
The building of incapacity
part II|1 pages
The systematic undoing of civil rights and federal supports for African Americans
chapter 10|8 pages
Twentieth-century civil rights legislation
part III|4 pages
The triumph of the white nationalists
part IV|2 pages
Advancing democratic Americanism