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100 1 $aRowan, Carl T.$q(Carl Thomas),$d1925-2000.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50021793
245 14 $aThe coming race war in America :$ba wake-up call /$cCarl T. Rowan.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aBoston :$bLittle, Brown,$c[1996], ©1996.
300 $ax, 310 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tAmerica's Violent Decline --$gCh. 2.$tThe Politics of Racial Strife --$gCh. 3.$tThe Hatemongers --$gCh. 4.$tAbandoning Affirmative Action - and Justice --$gCh. 5.$tIQ and Race --$gCh. 6.$tUndermining the General Welfare --$gCh. 7.$tCrime - More Than a Double Curse --$gCh. 8.$tDouble Murder, Double Tragedy --$gCh. 9.$tThe "Nice" Black Man of Hope --$gCh. 10.$tEducation - Black Hope and Despair --$gCh. 11.$tHow to Prevent "Armageddon"
520 $aIn this hard-hitting polemic, one of America's best-known political commentators explains why racial tensions are now approaching critical mass - and points to what we must do to defuse the situation. Carl T. Rowan has spent his entire life fighting for racial justice.
520 8 $aThe Coming Race War in America names and pinpoints the issues that are tearing this country apart. Rowan blows the whistle on America's "gatekeepers" - in academia, media, and government - who fan the flames of racial hatred, whether intentionally or accidentally. He tears into demagogues who promote racial tensions, from Rush Limbaugh to Louis Farrakhan.
520 8 $aAnd above all, he lambastes politicians who blame welfare mothers, immigrants, affirmative action, and the urban underclass for all of America's social ills - and reinforce a "hate-the-poor" mind-set that can only lead to disaster.
520 8 $aRowan explores the rising tensions in every stratum of society, from upper-class white-males protesting reverse discrimination to young black men desperate for a piece of the pie. He takes a hard look at how and why two African Americans - O. J. Simpson and Colin Powell - could inspire such disparate and emotionally charged reactions, and sees an omen of things to come. What's simmering now, he says, could soon boil over.
520 8 $aThe signs of the coming race war are everywhere, says Rowan, and there is no easy path to peace. But there is hope. By recognizing the full dimensions of the problem, well-intentioned Americans of all races can push for courses of action - from increased community involvement to greater support for education - that will help relieve tensions and build trust.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001935
651 0 $aUnited States$xRace relations.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
651 0 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xForecasting.
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