Black Rednecks and White Liberals

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Due out April 30. I know you people are anxious to purchase this :

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This explosive new book challenges many of the long-prevailing assumptions about blacks, about Jews, about Germans, about slavery, and about education. Plainly written, powerfully reasoned and backed with a startling array of documented facts, Black Rednecks and White Liberals takes on not only the trendy intellectuals of our times but also such historic interpreters of American life as Alexis de Tocqueville and Frederick Law Olmsted.

In a series of long essays, this book presents an in-depth look at key beliefs behind many mistaken and dangerous actions, policies, and trends. It presents eye-opening insights into the historical development of the ghetto culture that is today wrongly seen as a unique black identity—a culture cheered on toward self-destruction by white liberals who consider themselves “friends” of blacks. An essay titled “The Real History of Slavery” presents a jolting re-examination of that tragic institution and the narrow and distorted way it is too often seen today.

The reasons for the venomous hatred of Jews, and of other groups like them in countries around the world, are explored in an essay that asks, “Are Jews Generic?” Misconceptions of German history in general, and of the Nazi era in particular, are also re-examined. So too are the inspiring achievements and painful tragedies of black education in the United States.

Black Rednecks & White Liberals is the capstone of decades of outstanding research and writing on racial and cultural issues by Thomas Sowell.



“Thomas Sowell is America’s foremost public intellectual and for good reason. His work covers almost every subject imaginable— race, economics, Marxism, ethnic groups, immigration patterns, just to name a few. He is persuasive and provocative and always scintillating. I’ve read all his books and never been even faintly disappointed. Black Rednecks & White Liberals is no exception.”

--Fred Barnes, executive editor,
The Weekly Standard

[Satchel]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess by "Black Rednecks" he doesn't mean Bush voters.

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I don't know, I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm quite intrested in where he will go regarding the frenchman Tocqueville and the architect Fredrick Law. There has to be a significance here.

Seems intresting, as are all of his books.

His writing style is superb.

[Adam D]

he's a moron.

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Originally Posted by Satchel

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess by "Black Rednecks" he doesn't mean Bush voters.

Clarence Thomas, JC Watts and Alan Keyes are a few possibilities.

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Originally Posted by Adam D

he's a moron.

Until you confront his cases that are documented with empirical evidence with your own conflicting information, you really have no right to say such things. 'He's a moron' is not going to work.

He is indeed one of the great thinkers of our time. And until you read atleast one of his books, your comments hold no watter at all. I'd recommend his latest work 'Affirmative action around the world'. I'd be happy if you would read just one chapter of any of his books. He's compiled all of his work thats related to several countries around the world including the US and has worked for over 3 decades to fit all of it into one book and has made his case clearly.

This is a guy who has studied world history down to a T for most of his life. Studied how cultures fluctuate, studied the motivations behind each movement, and has used history to make his case. Each book is absolutely compelling.

To call someone who has accomplished what he has a 'moron' is somewhat premature.