Rise up : confronting a country at the crossroads / Reverend Al Sharpton ; [foreword by Michael Eric Dyson].
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (283 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781488077463
- 1488077460
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 21st century
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- HISTORY|United States|
- POLITICAL SCIENCE|Civil Rights|
- POLITICAL SCIENCE|American Government|
- 320.973/0905 23
- 973.933 23
- E912
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283).
Foreword: Alright / by Michael Eric Dyson -- Wickedness in high places -- America : truths, lies, and the experiment -- An immoral man in a changing world : Donald Trump, latte liberals, and purity politics -- Standing firm : faith, community, and civil rights -- Catalysts for change : women's rights, #MeToo, and toxic masculinity -- Unarmed truth and unconditional love : LGBTQ rights, homophobia, and the Black church -- Every man is your brother : immigration control and our shared humanity -- Hard truths : climate change, environmental racism, and our global responsibility -- How to be an activist : organizing, using the media, and stirring up controversy -- Epilogue: Give me something to work with.
The respected civil rights leader and host of "PoliticsNation" presents a rousing call to action that examines the administrations of Barack Obama and Donald Trump while heralding the movements that have emerged in response to today's political turbulence.
Reverend Sharpton revisits the highlights of the Obama administration, the 2016 election and Trump's subsequent hold on the GOP, and draws on his decades-long experience with other key players in politics and activism to shed light on everything from race relations and gender bias to climate change and the global pandemic. -- Adapted from inside front jacket flap.
-- Rise Up The time has come to take a hard look at our collective failures and shortcomings and reclaim our core values in order to build a clear and just path forward for America. Our nation today stands at a crossroads?and change can?t wait. "Full of history, honesty, and valuable suggestions, Rise Up should be a staple in every home, school and library as an essential primer on civil and political rights in America." ? -- Spike Lee.