Re-crafting the United States as Disunited Duchies

I highly recommend this article to people who are interested in understanding what is really happening with race relations in America today. It’s a troubling read, but one that will give you insights you may not have had before.

Authors of two recent books, "Whitopia" and "The Big Sort," see Americans as disuniting based on politics, race and culture.

WRITTEN BY:LEWIS BEALE

Lewis Beale is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Newsday and many other publications.

SNIPPET FROM HIS ARTICLE:

“In Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where 95 percent of the population is white, Rich Benjamin saw more Confederate flags than black people. Not that Benjamin was looking for suggestions of racism, but in his forthcoming book,Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America (Hyperion, Oct. 6), he was trying to discover why some of the fastest-growing areas in America are also the most Caucasian.”

Read the rest at Miller-McCune

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