ITEM OVERVIEW
Speaking Treason Fluently is an examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the lives of white Americans, in every realm of daily life: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Drawing on a wide range of anecdote and data, Tim Wise demonstrates the numerous ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also discusses the ways in which racial privilege can harm whites in the long run, and make progressive social change less likely.
In the sixteen essays included in this new collection, Wise makes forceful yet accessible arguments that counter common excuses for racism made by white Americans to exculpate themselves and deny their involvement in widespread systems of oppression.
The essays cover a range of pressing topics, including white complacency and ignorance surrounding the disaster in New Orleans, racial tension in the Duke LaCrosse trial, the controversy over performance enhancement drugs in professional baseball, and the unbalanced Eurocentric version of history that is taught in America's schools.
Examining the ways in which whites are blind to a system that is deeply infected by racist policies and attitudes, Wise provides a group of concise and well-argued pieces that will prove relevant to activists and educators and will act as a wake-up call for general readers unaware of the extent of racism present in unfair housing policies, impartial criminal justice practices, job discrimination, unequal access to healthcare, and the overwhelming wealth gap. "Where," asks Tim Wise, "is the outrage?"
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