Black Rednecks and White Liberals

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Hugh Mann

Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

This explosive new audiobook challenges many of the long-held assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans and Nazis, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned, and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on the trendy intellectuals of our times as well as historic interpreters of American life.

Through a series of essays, Sowell presents an in-depth look at key beliefs behind many policies and trends. He presents eye-opening insights into the development of the ghetto culture, a culture cheered on toward self-destruction by white liberals who consider themselves "friends" of blacks.

Black Rednecks and White Liberals is the capstone of decades of outstanding research and writing on racial and cultural issues by Thomas Sowell.

©2005 Thomas Sowell (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"These vigorously argued essays present a stimulating challenge to the conventional wisdom." (Publishers Weekly)

Sowell has a soaring intellect

Sowell brings a large dose of common sense to any subject he writes about
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I don’t agree with everything but very interesting

I don’t agree with everything Sowell says, particularly regarding police brutality against unarmed black people. However, his discussion of cultural differences that I’ve long been aware exist within the Black community but didn’t know the historical reasons behind was fascinating and validating.
As a teacher I also listened with great interest the section about the most successful schools for Black students on standardized tests.

Excellent book

Sowell is so knowledgeable… wow. Excellent read. I feel so much more well versed on history and culture. Thank you for the great lessons!

A must read for today’s black Americans, and while America.

This book should be required reading in high school and college. I listened to it twice and may listen to it many more times.

Enlightening, Educational and Well Presented.

Leave your feelies at the door. iI you are interested in facts, figures , real history, and common sense you will enjoy this book immensely.

Everyone should read this book

A focus on history coupled with clear lessons from history on race and slavery bring essential insights that are needed more than ever now.

eye opening

It changes one's perspective of history and culture in retirement ways that can be helpful in today's hostile climate.

Best Read in a while

This was the best book that I’ve read in a while the way it was written the way it was red as points that are highlighted it’s just a great book.

Lots of information in this one yet...

He often ignores or rather doesn't discuss key historical facts. His comparison to black americans and other oppressed groups living in america, black were robbed of their history and language, other groups had that. also, the other groups weren't subjected to 100s of years of SYSTEMATIC racism / oppression on all levels of the government. He made other good points such as it's up to the group to change their behavior, and western europe wasn't the first or worst in history, to inflict slavery on other indigenous groups.

Required Reading

This book should be required reading for everyone trying to make sense of the world. It is refreshing to hear history presented as objective facts first and foremost. Subjective interpretation is restricted through the lense of that objectivity.