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Derrick A. Bell's 'Faces at the Bottom of the Well' is a profound critique of African American civil rights through the lens of race relations and racism in the United States. Bell argues that racism is an integral, permanent, and indestructible component of this society, and that blacks are destined to fail as long as the majority of whites do not see their own well-being threatened by the status quo. Bell contends that the struggle for equality and justice is ongoing and that the path to achieving it will be through understanding and addressing the root causes of racism. The book is a call for social justice and a recognition of the need for systemic change.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Derrick A. Bell
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