The Right Kind of White: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by Garrett Bucks
Description
A revelatory memoir that earnestly reckons with whiteness.
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As the product of progressive parents and a liberal upbringing, Garrett Bucks prided himself on the pursuit of being a "good white person."
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The kind of white person who treats their privilege as a responsibility and not a burden; the kind of white person who people of color see as the peak example of racial allyship; the kind of white person who other white people might model their own aspirations of being "better" after.
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But it's Bucks obsession with "goodness" that prevents him from building meaningful relationships, particularly those who look like him. The Right Kind of White charts Garrett's intellectual and emotional odyssey in his pursuit of this ideal whiteness, the price of its admission, and the work he's doing to bridge the divide from those he once sought distance from..
About the Author
Garrett Bucks is the founder of The Barnraisers Project, which has trained nearly one thousand participants to organize majority-white communities for racial and social justice. He is also the author of the popular newsletter The White Pages. Originally from Montana, he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and two children. The Right Kind of White is his first book.
Product Details
Category: Whiteness Studies
Language: English
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 198219720X
ISBN-13: 978-1982197209
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: March 19, 2024
Pages: 240
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