{"product_id":"if-i-were-white-darrell-lamont-padgett-9798985555905","title":"If I Were White: Crime, Punishment, and Injustice","description":"In 2016, then-President Obama wrote he was inspired by Darrell's ending story.\u003cbr\u003eA story of an African American child born and reared in a mostly white populace in Welch, West Virginia; Darrell's childhood goal was to become a police officer. But as daylight changes to night, so too does Darrell's moral compass.\u003cbr\u003eHe dropped out of college, and he became a street-level drug dealer in 1990. It wasn't long before the Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia has eyes on him. With his cleverness, Darrell evades the initial attempts to trap him. He's lucky because agents are secretly in his presence. They only need Darrell to slip once.\u003cbr\u003eIf agents arrest Darrell, a federal drug law that is statistically racist could allow a judge to sentence him to die in prison for street-level drug dealings. It is this reality that makes Darrell wonder-IF I WERE WHITE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColumbia University and The Obama Foundation selected Darrell as a narrator on the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 for the Obama Presidential Museum. He holds a master's degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Darrell is a motivational speaker, an advocate for justice, a father to his son, Darrell Jr., and he is married to Dreama Padgett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrell Lamont Padgett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8985555901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985555905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrell Padgett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Darrell Lamont Padgett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057177817343,"sku":"9798985555905","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22e1902a-d888-4c55-953d-c21ea0a76e9d.jpg?v=1685045481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-i-were-white-darrell-lamont-padgett-9798985555905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}