{"product_id":"slaverys-descendants-jill-strauss-9781978800762","title":"Slavery's Descendants: Shared Legacies of Race and Reconciliation","description":"Race remains a potent and divisive force in our society. Whether it is the shooting of minority people by the police, the mass incarceration of people of color, or the recent KKK rallies that have been in the news, it is clear that the scars from the United States' histories of slavery and racial discrimination run too deep to simply be ignored. But what are the most productive ways to deal with the toxic and torturous legacies of American racism? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlavery's Descendants\u003c\/i\u003e brings together contributors from a variety of racial backgrounds, all members or associates of a national racial reconciliation organization called Coming to the Table, to tell their stories of dealing with America's racial past through their experiences and their family histories. Some are descendants of slaveholders, some are descendants of the enslaved, and many are descendants of both slaveholders and slaves. What they all have in common is a commitment toward collective introspection, and a willingness to think critically about how the nation's histories of oppression continue to ripple into the present, affecting us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in \u003ci\u003eSlavery's Descendants\u003c\/i\u003e deal with harrowing topics--rape, lynching, cruelty, shame--but they also describe acts of generosity, gratitude, and love. Together, they help us confront the legacy of slavery to reclaim a more complete picture of U.S. history, one cousin at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunding for the production of this book was provided by Furthermore, a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund (https: \/\/www.furthermore.org). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Strauss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978800762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978800762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/24\/2019 pg. 1","brand":"Jill Strauss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940511678719,"sku":"9781978800762","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1c03aa4a-e35d-4572-8a3a-63cb11c8a904.jpg?v=1681447623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slaverys-descendants-jill-strauss-9781978800762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}