From Baldwin to Coates: Denying Racism, Ignoring Evidence

I have offered two posts confronting a pattern in the U.S. of denying racism (usually arguing class instead) despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary:

• Denying Racism Has an Evidence Problem
• The Mistrial of Jordan Davis: More Evidence Problems for Denying Racism

As a third post, I invite you to read and view James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates*:

• Is James Baldwin America’s Greatest Essayist?, Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The Secret Lives of Inner-City Black Males, Ta-Nehisi Coates
• A Report from Occupied Territory, James Baldwin

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* If you are an educator, I recommend this as a unit for students.