Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations

The fifth edition of Racist America is thoroughly revised and updated, focusing on systemic racism and antiracism issues, especially those arising since the fourth edition (2019). Expanding the discussion on racialized intersectionality, as well as on the white racial frame, elite-white-male dominance system, and antiracist action, this book details how these racism realities continue to impact black, Latino, Asian, Indigenous, and white Americans. The book explains how and why the Black Lives Matter movement and other antiracist protests have erupted; how and why Latino, Asian, and Indigenous Americans have responded to expanding racist discrimination; and how and why a diverse array of Americans has demanded major societal responses to dismantle entrenched white racism.

Joe R. Feagin is Distinguished Professor (emeritus) in Sociology at Texas A&M University. He has written or co-written 80 scholarly books and more than 200 scholarly articles, with his Ghetto Revolts (1973) nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His books include Systemic Racism: A Theory of Oppression (2006); The White Racial Frame (third edition, 2020); Elite White Men Ruling (2017); and Revealing Britain’s Systemic Racism: The Case of Meghan Markle and the Royal Family (2021).

Kimberley Ducey is Professor of Sociology at the University of Winnipeg and Adjunct Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba. Her books include George Yancy: A Critical Introduction (2023) and Revealing Britain’s Systemic Racism: The Case of Meghan Markle and the Royal Family (2021).