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Foreword by Michael Eric Dyson
Author’s Note

Introduction: We Can’t Get There from Here

1
The Challenges of Talking to White People About Racism

2
Racism and White Supremacy

3
Racism After the Civil Rights Movement

4
How Does Race Shape the Lives of White People?

5
The Good/Bad Binary

6
Anti-Blackness

7
Racial Triggers for White People

8
The Result: White Fragility

9
White Fragility in Action

10
White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement

11
White Women’s Tears

12
Where Do We Go from Here?

Resources for Continuing Education
Acknowledgments
Notes

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Table of Contents

Foreword by Michael Eric Dyson
Author’s Note

Introduction: We Can’t Get There from Here

1
The Challenges of Talking to White People About Racism

2
Racism and White Supremacy

3
Racism After the Civil Rights Movement

4
How Does Race Shape the Lives of White People?

5
The Good/Bad Binary

6
Anti-Blackness

7
Racial Triggers for White People

8
The Result: White Fragility

9
White Fragility in Action

10
White Fragility and the Rules of Engagement

11
White Women’s Tears

12
Where Do We Go from Here?

Resources for Continuing Education
Acknowledgments
Notes

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