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Big little white lies : our attempt to white-out America by Carol Chehade is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Big little white lies : our attempt to white-out America about?

Big Little White Lies forces Whites to do what Black people have always had to examine self-identity from a racial point of view. Since the book is written in first person, Whiteness is interrogated in relation to Blackness. Furthermore, throughout each essay, all non-Black people of color who are not of European descent are referred to as simply White. The book goes on to describe everything from the evolutionary process of contemporary racism, the all-encompassing, yet elusive, concept of Whiteness, Minister Louis Farrakhan, and immigrants' role in racism. Also, racialized definitions of beauty and sexuality are given, as well as how the essence of Black creativity is routinely minstrelized by White culture. In the end, Whites are challenged to face a racial existence that is often tolerated as a racially unacceptable version of reality.

Author

Carol Chehade

Publisher

Kearney, NE: Nehmarche Pub.

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780971129405

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14