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Author Carson, Ben, author.

Title Created equal : the painful past, confusing present, and hopeful future of race in America / Ben Carson, M.D., with Candy Carson ; foreword by Dr. Alveda King.

Publication Info. New York : Center Street, [2022]
©2022

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  305.8 CARSON    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  305.8 CARSON    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  305.8009 CAR    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.8 CARSON    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill Library - Adult Department  305.8 CARSON    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  305.8 CARSON    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  305.8 CAR    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  305.8009 CARSON    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  305.8 CARSON    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiv, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-256).
Contents No one is born a racist -- How we look at race -- History of slavery and racism in America -- Guilt and victimhood surrounding race -- Critical race theory and the 1619 Project -- The George Floyd turning point -- Media and big tech -- Does systemic racism exist in America? -- Judeo-Christian values and racism -- Is it racism or classism? -- Education, the great equalizer -- The path forward.
Summary "External physical characteristics that are genetically encoded are things over which no individual has control. But rather than appreciating the gift of diversity, some have chosen to use it to drive wedges between groups of people. Some of these external characteristics are associated with the past moral failing of slavery. Though slavery in America formally ended in the 1860s, the vestiges of that evil institution are still with us today, and those vestiges often inflict guilt on some and facilitate feelings of victimhood in others. In Created Equal, Dr. Carson uses his own personal experiences as a member of a racial minority, along with the writings and experiences of others from multiple backgrounds and demographics, to analyze the current state of race relations in America. Instead of using race as an excuse to remake America into something completely antithetical to the Constitution, Dr. Carson suggests ways to enhance and bring great success to our nation and all multiethnic societies by magnifying America's incredible strengths instead of her historical weaknesses."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Racism -- United States -- History.
Equality -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions.
Added Author Carson, Candy, author.
ISBN 9781546002642 (hardcover)
1546002642 (hardcover)
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