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Bind us apart, how enlightened Americans invented racial segregation, Nicholas Guyatt

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Bind us apart, how enlightened Americans invented racial segregation, Nicholas Guyatt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-388) and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bind us apart

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Nicholas Guyatt

Sub title

how enlightened Americans invented racial segregation

Summary

"Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cherished proposition that "all men are created equal"? Racism is the usual answer. Yet Nicholas Guyatt argues in Bind Us Apart that white liberals from the founding to the Civil War were not confident racists, but tortured reformers conscious of the damage that racism would do to the nation. Many tried to build a multiracial America in the early nineteenth century, but ultimately adopted the belief that non-whites should create their own republics elsewhere: in an Indian state in the West, or a colony for free blacks in Liberia. Herein lie the origins of "separate but equal." Essential reading for anyone hoping to understand today's racial tensions, Bind Us Apart reveals why racial justice in the United States continues to be an elusive goal: despite our best efforts, we have never been able to imagine a fully inclusive, multiracial society. "--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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