What Do White Americans Owe Black People: Racial Justice in the Age of Post-Oppression

A philosopher's passionate call for all Americans to rethink our racial dynamic and to break the cycle of negativity that pits the races against each other.

In this provocative and highly original work, philosophy professor Jason D. Hill explores multiple dimensions of race in America today, but most importantly, a black-white divide which has grown exponentially over the past decade.

Central to his thesis, Hill calls on black American leaders (and their white liberal sponsors) to escape from the cycle of blame and finger-pointing, which seeks to identify black failures with white hatred and indifference. This overblown narrative is promulgated by a phalanx of black nihilists who advocate the destruction of America and her institutions in the name of ending "whiteness." Much of the black intelligentsia consists of these false prophets, and it is their poisonous ideology which is taught, uncontradicted, to students of all races. It is they who are responsible for the cultural depression blacks are suffering in today's society.

Ultimately, the answer to "what do White Americans owe?" is not about the morality or practicality of reparations, affirmative action, or other redistributionist schemes. Hill rejects the collectivist premise behind the argument, instead couching notions of culpability, justice, and fairness as responsibilities of individuals, not arbitrary racial or ethnic groupings.

Author: Jason D. Hill
Publisher: Emancipation Books
Published: 10/26/2021
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781642937947

About the Author
Jason D. Hill is a professor of philosophy and Honors Distinguished Faculty at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the author of five books, including We Have Overcome: An Immigrant's Letter to the American People. He specializes in ethics, politics, foreign policy, and moral psychology.