Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race

by Patricia J. Williams

In these five eloquent and passionate pieces (which she gave as the prestigious Reith Lectures for the BBC) Patricia J. Williams asks how we might achieve a world where "color doesn't matter"--where whiteness is not equated with normalcy and blackness with exoticism and danger. Drawing on her own experience, Williams delineates the great divide between "the poles of other people's imagination and the nice calm center of oneself where dignity resides,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374525331
• ISBN13: 9780374525330
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

to the point

i think its really important for everyone to understand what williams puts forth in this book- its difficult for white people to understand the extent of modern racism. social stigmas make discussion of this topic taboo, making william's writing even more important. she makes a valid point- ignoring the problem is not going to make it go away. nor should we just assume that racism is a thing of the past- it is still a very real problem. also, williams asserts that it is counter-productive to ignore our racial differences- going out of our way to NOT be racist only perpetuates the fact that we are focusing on our differences rather than just accepting them and moving on. in effect perpetuates racism itself. important message.

the paradox of race

have not read it,would like to know more about it. fighting my son's school for being racist

really good

This is a very good book. It is easy to read, and not confusing, and does not use hard language and words. As a white person, I hope that someday racism will become a thing of the past. Because I am a girl, I want to make sexism go away, as well as racism, and so it is important for black women to write these books.