John H. McWhorter | Losing the Race: Black Progress, Freedom, and Independence

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March 20, 2001 Oakland, CA The Civil Rights revolution was a pinnacle of American history, freeing African Americans from centuries of disenfranchisement. Yet, according to linguist John McWhorter, it has had a tragic side effect. As racism recedes as a serious obstacle to black advancement, many black Americans have been misled into a self-destructive ideological detour. Has affirmative action fostered the cults of Victimology, Separatism, and Anti-Intellectualism? Have false assumptions and low expectations conditioned black students for low achievement? If racism is to be dealt a final death blow, what strategies must Americans – black and white – pursue? John H. McWhorter Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley Author, "Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America" David J. Theroux Founder and President, Independent Institute BUY THE BOOKS: "T.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer," by David Beito & Linda Royster Beito: http://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=128 "Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader," edited by Jonathan Bean https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=80 "Securing Civil Rights: Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear Arms," by Stephen P. Halbrook https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=85 "The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society," edited by David T. Beito, Peter Gordon and Alexander Tabarrok, with a foreword by Paul Johnson https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=17 "To Serve and Protect: Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice," by Bruce L. Benson, with a foreword by Marvin E. Wolfgang https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=21 INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/independentinst TWITTER: http://twitter.com/independentinst YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/independentinstitute WEBSITE: http://www.independent.org MEMBERSHIP: https://secure.independent.org/donate/