{"product_id":"losing-the-race-self-sabotage-in-black-america-paperback","title":"Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McWhorter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do so many African Americans--even comfortably middle-class ones--continue to see racism as a defining factor in their lives?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter, born at the dawn of the post-Civil Rights era, spent years trying to make sense of this question. In this book he dared to say the unsayable: racism's ugliest legacy is the disease of defeatism that has infected Black America. \u003cem\u003eLosing the Race\u003c\/em\u003e explores the three main components of this cultural virus: the cults of victimology, separatism, and anti-intellectualism that are making Black people their own worst enemies in the struggle for success. With \u003cem\u003eLosing the Race, \u003c\/em\u003e a bold new voice rises among Black intellectuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerkeley linguistics professor John McWhorter, born at the dawn of the post-Civil Rights era, spent years trying to make sense of this question. Now he dares to say the unsayable: racism's ugliest legacy is the disease of defeatism that has infected black America. \u003cem\u003eLosing the Race\u003c\/em\u003e explores the three main components of this cultural virus: the cults of victimology, separatism, and antiintellectualism that are making blacks their own worst enemies in the struggle for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore angry than Stephen Carter, more pragmatic and compassionate than Shelby Steele, more forward-looking than Stanley Crouch, McWhorter represents an original and provocative point of view. With \u003cem\u003eLosing the Race, \u003c\/em\u003e a bold new voice rises among black intellectuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.02 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763025740064,"sku":"9780060935931","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/485a261e102bc4f7f90f31d696bfb871_132f98dd-0ff3-43d4-9468-a6ddabb6d8b6.webp?v=1780228261","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/losing-the-race-self-sabotage-in-black-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}