Unabridged Audiobook
Read by the author- a MUST READ/LISTEN for every American. You may feel a bit embarrassed at yourself-we should
Cornel West is a masterful writer and intellectual. His book offers a view of American history and democracy totally stripped of the rose-colored glasses perspective often found in more traditional texts. However, his tendency to blame the ills of the world on deep-rooted, undiminished White Supremacy still lurking beneath the surface of American society seems a bit convenient and simplistic. Yes, America's history of slavery and racism is a terrible thing, and there can be absolutely no excuses for past abuses. But even as I found myself fascinated by Dr. West's very original ideas, I simultaneously wished he would give credit for at least some posititve progress towards equality and improved ethnic race relations in our country. It would have made his good book even better.
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