White Guilt

How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era

De: Shelby Steele

Narrado por: JD Jackson

""Not unlike some of Ralph Ellison’s or Richard Wright’s best work. White Guilt, a serious meditation on vital issues, deserves a wide readership.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer

In 1955 the killers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted because they were white. Forty years later, despite the strong DNA evidence against him, accused murderer O. J. Simpson went free after his attorney portrayed him as a victim of racism. The age of white supremacy has given way to an age of white guilt—and neither has been good for African Americans.

Through articulate analysis and engrossing recollections, acclaimed race relations scholar Shelby Steele sounds a powerful call for a new culture of personal responsibility.

More Relevant Now Than Ever

Excellent read. Shelby Steele is one of America's leading public intellectuals. Insightful when it was released, and even more relevant today.

Excellent, thoughtful, and timely.

This book and the ideas expressed are valuable in defending against the rush to further exacerbate racial tensions through the prevalence of CRT and other forms of organized, socially acceptable racism in our present age.

Meticulous thought

Shelby Steele has taken the time and applied the mental muscle to masterfully articulate what many of us know to be true but just can not put our finger on.

Candid and Concise

Mr Steele's candid and detailed analysis of his transition from militant leftist to reluctant conservative resonated with me. As a fellow black conservative I've been perplexed for a number of years as to what transpired that shifted us from the victories of the civil rights era to the victimhood which is so prevalent among so many black Americans. Thank you for sharing your journey and for standing up for those who gave their lives to afford us the freedoms that we (blacks) are willing to relinquish in exchange for the perks of exploiting white guilt.

Better late than never

While I knew the authors name and have certainly read some of his commentary, I had not read this book until now. So I am now suffering from a completely different kind of white guilt :-). Seriously, there have been a handful of books in my life that I have read with the recurring thought of yes, that’s what I think, I only wish I could have articulated it. I have to give a quick nod to technology as well, given that it was technology that recommended this book based on other recent reading of mine. However my primary gratitude is to The author for the very deep soul-searching and thought that he clearly put into this topic. Thank you