Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Culture versus Structure
Cultural Explanations
Structural Explanations
Cultural and Structural Arguments Combined
Washington v. Davis
Takao Ozawa v. United States
Whiteness and the Myth of a Postracial Society
Chapter One The Road to a Race-Fair America: How America Lost Its Way
Color Consciousness and Colorblind Rhetoric in America
American Civil Religion
Why White Backlash
Chapter Two Wealth, Inclusivity, and Exclusion
Wealth Inequality in America
Racial Wealth Inequality

Causes and Consequences of Persistent Racial Wealth Inequality
Narrowing the Gap
Social Impact Bonds
Child and Individual Development Accounts
Baby Bonds
Race and Violent Financial Instruments in America
Where Do We Go from Here: Fear versus Fairness
Conclusion: Fear or Fairness
Chapter Three From Compulsory Education to Universal Disappointment
History of Race and Education
Baton Rouge and the Formation of the City of St. George
Conclusion
Chapter Four The Color of Justice
History of Race and Crime

Chapter Five Resistance and Racial Progress: Kaepernick and the Practice of Leadership
Racial Uplift and a Policy of Submission
Du Bois and Social Justice
The Politics of Respectability
Racial Realism and the Myth of Racial Equality
Afro-Pessimism and Modern-Day Slavery
Resistance and Free Agency: From Abe Hawkins to Colin Kaepernick
Adaptive Leadership and New Social Movements
Conclusion
Conclusion Changing Course: Race-Transcendent Prophets Must Lead the Way
Race Fairness, Race Consciousness, and the Belief in American Civil Religion: A Matter of Intensity