{"product_id":"why-does-everything-have-to-keith-boykin-9781541703315","title":"Why Does Everything Have to Be about Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away","description":"\u003cb\u003eFight back against misinformation and ignorance as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Keith Boykin debunks 25 of the most common claims used to refute America's racist past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most toxic racial arguments share one of five traits. They try to erase Black history, prioritize white victimhood, deny Black oppression, promote myths of Black inferiority, or rebrand racism as something else entirely. They're all designed to distract society from racial justice, but now we have the tools to debunk them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a mixture of personal experience, reportage, and extensive research, Keith Boykin takes a wrecking ball to twenty-five of the most widespread deceptions about race, such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Civil War was about states' rights, not slavery \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Affirmative action is reverse discrimination \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Critical Race Theory is indoctrinating children to hate one another \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e and shows us how to refute lies, myths, and misinformation with history, knowledge, and truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Boykin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541703316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541703315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.47h x 6.34w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 13","brand":"Keith Boykin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44254856937727,"sku":"9781541703315","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90383a96-87ac-4099-8cee-b9f7c88ec9b0.jpg?v=1694614720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-does-everything-have-to-keith-boykin-9781541703315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}