Preface,
1 Background and History,
Introduction,
The Origins of American Racism,
Clearing the Land,
Securing Labor,
Discouraging Organized Rebellion,
Institutional Venues of Racism,
Justifying the Racial Hierarchy,
Science and Pseudoscience: Alleged Physical and Mental Differences,
Religion: Alleged Moral Differences,
Perpetuating the Racial Hierarchy,
Immigration,
Racial Categorization,
Participation in Governance,
Education,
Labor after Slavery,
Transportation,
Housing,
Criminal Justice,
Health and Health Care,
The Arts,
Sports,
Consumer Goods and the Reification of Whiteness,
Conclusion,
References,
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,
Acknowledging the Past and Recognizing the Presence of Racism in America,
Downplaying Racism,
How We Handle Our History,
Land, Labor, and the Maintenance of the Status Quo Revisited,
Clearing the Land Again: The Racialization of Eminent Domain,
Securing Labor Again,
Discouraging Organized Rebellion Again,
Institutional Venues of Racism Revisited,
Science and Pseudoscience,
Religion,
Racial Categorization,
Immigration,
Participation in Governance,
Education,
The Labor Market,
Transportation,
Housing,
Criminal Justice,
Health and Health Care,
The Arts,
Sports,
Consumer Goods and the Continued Reification of Whiteness,
Working toward Solutions,
Intergroup Contact,
Educational Interventions,
Governmental Interventions,
Direct Disruption,
References,
3 Perspectives,
The Perils of Racial Progress Narratives Victor Ray,
Racism and the Media Landscape in the United States Sahar D. Sattarzadeh and Matthew W. Hughey,
Law Enforcement and Immigration Enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley Efrén C. Olivares,
Reclaiming the City: Racial Gentrification as Urban Policy Louise Seamster,
The Normalcy of Legitimized Racism against Indigenous Peoples Dwanna L. McKay,
Beyond DACA: Why the Immigration Battle Must Be Fought for the 11 Million Catalina Adorno Castillo,
White Dog, Yellow Mother Alison Ho,
The Cost of Silence A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez,
4 Profiles,
American Civil Liberties Union,
Black Lives Matter,
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense,
Ku Klux Klan,
Nation of Islam,
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
The Sentencing Project,
Southern Christian Leadership Conference,
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee,
United Farm Workers' Movement,
References,
5 Data and Documents,
Introduction,
Data,
Table 5.1. Changes in EEOC Complaints for Race and Color (1997 and 2017),
Table 5.2. Median Income by Race (2017),
Table 5.3. Wealth, Assets, and Debt by Race (2014),
Table 5.4. Age-Adjusted Death Rates by Race/Ethnicity per 100,000 Population (2016),
Table 5.5. Arrests by Race (2017),
Table 5.6. Percentage Distribution of Arrests by Race Compared with Population Distribution (2017),
Documents,
Jonathan Edwards, "The Injustice and Impolity of the Slave Trade, and of Slavery" (September 15, 1791),
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831),
A Protest against Prejudice (May 5, 1852),
Frederick Douglass, "The Claims of the Negro" (July 12, 1854),
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (January 31, 1865),
Kelly Miller, "Eugenics of the Negro Race" (1917),
Virginia's "Act to Preserve Racial Integrity" (1924),
The Ringle Report (January 1942),
Lyndon B. Johnson, "Special Message to the Congress Proposing Further Legislation to Strengthen Civil Rights" (April 28, 1966),
Loving v. Virginia (June 12, 1967),
6 Resources,
The Arts,
Consumer Goods and the Reification of Whiteness,
Criminal Justice,
Cyber Racism,
Education,
Employment, Health, Welfare, and Socioeconomic Status,
Housing and Transportation,
Immigration,
Intersectionality,
Military,
Political Participation,
Racial Attitudes,
Racial Construction and Categorization,
Racial Progress,
Religion,
Reparations,
Science and Pseudoscience,
Social Psychology,
Sports,
Theory,
White Supremacy,
7 Chronology,
Glossary,
Index,