Black Rednecks and White Liberals

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Hugh Mann

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)

Another great read by Sowell

Sowell makes the argument that black culture was impacted more by what he calls the red neck culture of the Southern white culture which in turn was molded by the region in The Scotland highlands the bulk of the southern whites came from. He points out the differences between southern black culture and the northern black culture before the great migration of southern blacks throughout the states as described by Wilkerson in the book "The Warmth of Other Suns". Sowell than goes on to point out liberal causes such as bussing that have done more to help blacks than help. Very thought provoking read.

Important Book

Could not stop listening once I started. Thomas Sowell has been a real hero of mine and this is just another example of his logical reasoning and research giving a hard but necessary look at topics of the past and today. I really believe his books should be required reading in schools today.

Insightful

The work was insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed how the opinions and facts were presented, and how well they supported his arguments. Great for for thought.

Excellent Book

Well written and researched book that separates facts from fiction and wishful thinking.

Highly recommended

Brilliant

Regardless of your politics, gender, race or nationality; this book is a must read, period.

So Important

Open your mind and charge into the most dangerous question of all: “Why?”

This book is eye opening and will captivate listeners of all backgrounds and experiences. Sowell’s casually cool brilliance is on full display and his explanations of how we got where we are as a society have the potential to be the most diffusing antidote imaginable to today’s societal aliments.

Take a deep breath, suppress any neurotic knee-jerk outbursts, and hear him out.

The middle does drag a bit; however, (and this is so important) he ties it all together in a CAN’T MISS ending.

I wish this book were required reading in our schools and governments. Simply amazing work.

an objective look at history

provides a clear understanding of the history of slavery form times immoral to present and not just a 200 year window, also at the soft racist bigotry of low expectations and the detrimental effect of a social justice based welfare system

A Seminal Work

Sowell delivers a masterpiece that is at once: treatise, history and corrective to the drumbeat of falsehoods which liter our national dialogue. Sowell's gift for clear prose keeps the focus on this superbly researched and meaningful work. Excellent narration.

Brilliant beyond words

A work of transcendent genius written with elegant, simple prose. The narrator was very good but the only improvement would be Sowell reading the book himself.

An important warning...

The message of this book is that current cultural and political discussions lack accurate history. We would do well to listen to Sowell's amazingly well researched arguments.