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Against Civility : the Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility by Alex Zamalin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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**A call for citizens who care about social justice to abandon the concept of discreet politeness when it comes to racial justice, and support more disruptive actions and complete calls for liberation.**The idea and practice of civility has always been wielded to silence dissent, repress political participation, and justify violence upon people of color. Although many progressives today are told that we need to be more polite and thoughtful, less rancorous and angry when we talk about race in America, civility maintains rather than disrupts racial injustice.Spanning two hundred years, Zamalin's accessible blend of intellectual history, political biography, and contemporary political criticism shows that civility has never been neutral in its political uses and impacts. The best way to tackle racial inequality is through "civic radicalism," an alternative to civility found in the actions of Black radical leaders including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells,...

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Author

Alex Zamalin

Publisher

Beacon Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807026540

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24