White Rage

The New York Times bestseller, "White Rage," reframes the ongoing conversation about race in America, chronicling the history of the powerful forces opposed to black progress. Since the abolishment of slavery in 1865, every time African Americans have made advances toward full democratic participation, white reaction has fueled a rollback of those gains.

Carefully linking historical flashpoints—from the post-Civil War Black Codes and Jim Crow to expressions of white rage after the election of America's first black president—Carol Anderson reveals the long lineage of white rage and the various forms it takes. Compelling and dramatic in the history it presents, "White Rage" adds a vital new dimension to the conversation about race in America.

"Beautifully written and exhaustively researched." —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"An extraordinarily timely and urgent call to confront the legacy of structural racism." —New York Times Book Review
"Brilliant." —Robin DiAngelo, author of "White Fragility.".