
On Critical Race Theory
Why It Matters & Why You Should Care
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Narrated by:
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James Fouhey
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Victor Ray
What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States.
“A clear-eyed, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick
From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality of race in American history and politics, and how the often mischaracterized intellectual movement became a political necessity.
Ray draws upon the radical thinking of giants such as Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to clearly trace the foundations of critical race theory in the Black intellectual traditions of emancipation and the civil rights movement. From these foundations, Ray explores the many facets of our society that critical race theory interrogates, from deeply embedded structural racism to the historical connection between whiteness and property, ownership, and more.
In succinct, thoughtful essays, Ray presents, analyzes, and breaks down the scholarship and concepts that constitute this often misconstrued term. He explores how the conversation on critical race theory has expanded into the contemporary popular conscience, showing why critical race theory matters and why we should all care.
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There is no empirical work published in the book, although there are a few scholarly articles cherry picked at different points. Most of these he quotes and citations though are pulled from WEB De Bois and other sources early Civil Rights pioneers, discussing a time generations ago.
The author also makes the assertion that racism is the sole reason for any disparity in outcomes between groups, which is a oversimplification of individual characteristics and group differences.
The 5% of the book that actually discusses Critical Race Theory does so through then lens of the other 95%. There are some great books on historical and current racial issues in the United States; this is simply not one them.
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