The hidden roots of white supremacy and the path to a shared American future

"The story of three locations in the United States -- in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma -- where the indigenous people were driven out by European colonists, where vicious racial killings took place in the last century, and how these places are coming to terms with the past, creating new organ...

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Main Author: Jones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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Summary:"The story of three locations in the United States -- in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma -- where the indigenous people were driven out by European colonists, where vicious racial killings took place in the last century, and how these places are coming to terms with the past, creating new organizations dedicated to racial repair and reconciliation as they aspire to a more inclusive, more promising future"--
Physical Description:387 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781668009512
166800951X
9781668009529
1668009528
Author Notes:Robert P. Jones is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and a leading scholar and commentator on religion and politics. Jones writes regularly on politics, culture, and religion for The Atlantic , TIME , and Religion News Service. He is frequently featured in major national media, such as MSNBC, CNN, NPR, The New York Times , The Washington Post , and others. He holds a PhD in religion from Emory University and a MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity , which won a 2021 American Book Award, and The End of White Christian America , which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. He writes a regular Substack newsletter at RobertPJones.substack.com.