White Rage and Racism

The primary focus of this book is to highlight the ways in which racial oppression has fundamentally shaped American history, culture, and laws. The term that Anderson coined in reference to these dynamics is ‘white rage,’ which refers to the ways in which a white supremacist culture (such as that of the U.S.) uses white dominance in politics and media to perpetuate racial oppression. White rage often attempts to portray the righteous outrage of non-white citizens as dangerous and immoral.

Reconstruction

Reconstruction refers to the era immediately following the American Civil War. Although many people believe that the end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery in the U.S., Anderson exposits upon the many ways in which the South maintained the essence of slavery in its laws, culture, and economy. Additionally, President Andrew Johnson refused to punish Confederate leaders in...