Dying of Whiteness
by Jonathan M. Metzl · 2019
Buy on Amazon"With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters' very health at risk--and, in the end, threaten everyone's well-being. Physician and sociologist Jonathan M. Metzl travels across America's heartland seeking to better understand the politics of racial resentment and its impact on public health.…
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"Malcolm X began by adoring whiteness, grew to hate white people — Metzl explains how seemingly pro-white policies are killing whites."
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