Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice (Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics)

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Author(s): Mark R. Warren
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 320

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 16
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: From White Passivity to Racial Justice Activism......Page 24
CHAPTER TWO: Starting Down the Road: Seminal Experiences and the Moral Impulse to Act......Page 46
CHAPTER THREE: From Do-Gooder to Deeper Commitment: Relationships with People of Color......Page 78
CHAPTER FOUR: getting to the Want To”: Moral Visions and the Purposeful Life......Page 104
CHAPTER FIVE: Working with White People: Challenging Racism in the Context of Inclusion......Page 136
CHAPTER SIX: Multiracial Collaboration: Creating “Right Relationships” under the “Weight of History”......Page 172
CHAPTER SEVEN: “Where Do I Fit?”: Building New Identities in Multiracial Communities......Page 206
CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusion: Winning Hearts and Minds......Page 234
Appendix: The Telling and the Told: Notes on Research Methods and Data......Page 258
List of Activists and Their Organizational Affiliations......Page 270
Notes......Page 274
References......Page 294
A......Page 308
C......Page 309
D......Page 311
G......Page 312
K......Page 313
M......Page 314
O......Page 315
R......Page 316
S......Page 318
W......Page 319
Z......Page 320