Prejudential

Black America and the Presidents

Margaret Kimberley

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Steerforth Press
04 February 2020

Politics & government

Prejudential is a concise, authoritative exploration of America's relationship with race and Black Americans through the lens of the presidents who are elected to represent and govern all of its people.

""This book is an effort to shed light on the truth. . . . To the extent that our leaders embody aspects of who we are as a people, studying how each president has participated in our nation's complicated and often shameful treatment of Black people is as good a place as any to start.""- Margaret Kimberley from the Preface

""Margaret Kimberley gives us an intellectual gem of prophetic fire about all the U.S. presidents and their deep roots in the vicious legacy of white supremacy and predatory capitalism. Such truths seem more than most Americans can bear, though we ignore her words at our own peril!"" - Cornel West, author of Race Matters

PREJUDENTIAL is a concise, authoritative exploration of America's relationship with race and Black Americans through the lens of the presidents who have been elected to represent all of its people.

Throughout the history of the United States, numerous presidents have left their legacies as slaveholders, bigots, and inciters of racial violence, but were the ones generally regarded as more sympathetic to the plight and interests of Black Americans-such as Lincoln, FDR, and Clinton-really much better? And what of all the presidents whose relationship with Black America is not even considered in the pages of most history books? Over the course of 45 chapters-one for each president-Margaret Kimberley enlightens and informs readers about the attitudes and actions of the highest elected official in the country. By casting sunlight on an aspect of American history that is largely overlooked, Prejudential aims to increase awareness in a manner that will facilitate discussion and understanding.

By: Margaret Kimberley
Imprint: Steerforth Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm,
Weight: 368g
ISBN: 9781586422486
ISBN 10: 1586422480
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 04 February 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret Kimberley is a New York-based writer and activist for peace and justice issues. Dr. Cornel West has called her ""one of the few great truth tellers who, along with Glen Ford, Adolph Reed, Jr. and Bruce Dixon, preserved her integrity during the Obama years."" She has been an editor and senior columnist for Black Agenda Report since its inception in 2006. Her work has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, Consortium News, American Herald Tribune and CounterPunch. She is a contributor to the anthology In Defense of Julian Assange. She is a graduate of Williams College and lives in New York City.

Reviews for Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents

Margaret Kimberley gives us an intellectual gem of prophetic fire about all the U.S. presidents and their deep roots in the vicious legacy of white supremacy and predatory capitalism. Such truths seem more than most Americans can bear, though we ignore her words at our own peril! -- Cornel West, author of Race Matters Prejudential belongs on the shelf next to the works of Howard Zinn and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. It should be required reading in every school. -- CounterPunch