Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of Progress
(Part of the Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People Series and Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People Series)
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In Hope Draped in Black Joseph R. Winters responds to the enduring belief that America follows a constant trajectory of racial progress. Such notions-like those that suggested the passage into a postracial era following Barack Obama's election-gloss over the history of racial violence and oppression to create an imaginary and self-congratulatory world where painful memories are conveniently forgotten. In place of these narratives, Winters advocates...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822361736
ISBN13:9780822361732
Release Date:June 2016
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:316 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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