Red, white, and black : rescuing American history from revisionists and race hustlers /
Red, white, and black : rescuing American history from revisionists and race hustlers /
Robert L. Woodson Sr., editor.
- xxvi, 213 pages ; 24 cm
"Featuring 1776 Unites essays by John Sibley Butler, Jason D. Hill, Coleman Cruz Hughes, John McWhorter, Clarence Page, Wilfred Reilly, Shelby Steele, Carol M. Swain"--Page 1 of dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212).
Introduction: The crucial voice of "1776" / "A positive vision: The agenda of '1776'" / "The moral meaning of America: two parallel narratives" / "Acknowledging slavery's limits in defining America" / "We cannot allow '1619' to dumb down America in the name of a crusade" / "Slavery does not define the Black American experience" / "Black is the new idol" / "The history of 1776 offers hope for all Americans" / "Responses to adversity" / "The cult of victimhood" / "Living by the grace of God and the power of applying oneself" / "True freedom comes form serving community and God" / "How Harlem's 'Hellfighters' gained their name--and helped win the Great War" / "A dream as old as the American dream: why black patriotism is more important than victimization" / "Children achieve the expectations we teach: charting a path to a more perfect union begins with our guidance" / "From rural poverty to Ivy League professor: Carol M. Swain's life lessons" / "Closing the black-white educational gap in the South in the early twentieth century" / "An algorithm of success: understanding Black America" / "Let's arm black children with lessons that can improve their lives" / "We live in an impure world" / An excerpt from Shame by Shelby Steele -- "We must scrap the '1619 project' for an accurate account of American history" / "Critical race theory's destructive impact on America" / "Straight out of the black bourgeoisie: lessons for the twenty-first century" / "First black Olympic champion, Alice Coachman: the little girl form the red hills of Georgia" / "Keeping the promise of 1776" / by Robert L. Woodson Sr. -- by Wilfred Reilly -- by Jason D. Hill -- by John Wood Jr. -- by John McWhorter -- by Wilfred Reilly -- by Yaya J. Fanusie -- by Rev. Corey Brooks -- by Robert Cherry -- by Harold A. Black -- by Dean Nelson -- by Rev. DeForest Blake Soaries Jr -- by Strephen L. Harris -- by Clarence Page -- by Ian Rowe -- by Carol M. Swain -- by Stephanie Deutsch -- by John Sibley Butler -- by Coleman Cruz Hughes -- by Joshua Mitchell -- by Charles Love -- by Carol M. Swain -- by John Sibley Butler -- by Stephen L. Harris -- by Bob Woodson and Ian Rowe -- Foreword by Dr. Lucas E. Morel -- Biographies of contributing authors -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.
1642937789 9781642937787
African Americans--History.
African Americans--Social conditions.
African Americans--Attitudes.
United States--Race relations.
United States--Civilization--African American influences.
Essays.
"Featuring 1776 Unites essays by John Sibley Butler, Jason D. Hill, Coleman Cruz Hughes, John McWhorter, Clarence Page, Wilfred Reilly, Shelby Steele, Carol M. Swain"--Page 1 of dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212).
Introduction: The crucial voice of "1776" / "A positive vision: The agenda of '1776'" / "The moral meaning of America: two parallel narratives" / "Acknowledging slavery's limits in defining America" / "We cannot allow '1619' to dumb down America in the name of a crusade" / "Slavery does not define the Black American experience" / "Black is the new idol" / "The history of 1776 offers hope for all Americans" / "Responses to adversity" / "The cult of victimhood" / "Living by the grace of God and the power of applying oneself" / "True freedom comes form serving community and God" / "How Harlem's 'Hellfighters' gained their name--and helped win the Great War" / "A dream as old as the American dream: why black patriotism is more important than victimization" / "Children achieve the expectations we teach: charting a path to a more perfect union begins with our guidance" / "From rural poverty to Ivy League professor: Carol M. Swain's life lessons" / "Closing the black-white educational gap in the South in the early twentieth century" / "An algorithm of success: understanding Black America" / "Let's arm black children with lessons that can improve their lives" / "We live in an impure world" / An excerpt from Shame by Shelby Steele -- "We must scrap the '1619 project' for an accurate account of American history" / "Critical race theory's destructive impact on America" / "Straight out of the black bourgeoisie: lessons for the twenty-first century" / "First black Olympic champion, Alice Coachman: the little girl form the red hills of Georgia" / "Keeping the promise of 1776" / by Robert L. Woodson Sr. -- by Wilfred Reilly -- by Jason D. Hill -- by John Wood Jr. -- by John McWhorter -- by Wilfred Reilly -- by Yaya J. Fanusie -- by Rev. Corey Brooks -- by Robert Cherry -- by Harold A. Black -- by Dean Nelson -- by Rev. DeForest Blake Soaries Jr -- by Strephen L. Harris -- by Clarence Page -- by Ian Rowe -- by Carol M. Swain -- by Stephanie Deutsch -- by John Sibley Butler -- by Coleman Cruz Hughes -- by Joshua Mitchell -- by Charles Love -- by Carol M. Swain -- by John Sibley Butler -- by Stephen L. Harris -- by Bob Woodson and Ian Rowe -- Foreword by Dr. Lucas E. Morel -- Biographies of contributing authors -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.
1642937789 9781642937787
African Americans--History.
African Americans--Social conditions.
African Americans--Attitudes.
United States--Race relations.
United States--Civilization--African American influences.
Essays.