u003cbu003eTHE u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eFrom the Civil War to our combustible present, u003ciu003eWhite Rageu003c/iu003e reframes the continuing conversation about race in America, chronicling the history of the powerful forces opposed to black progress.u003c/bu003eSince the abolishment of slavery in 1865, every time African Americans have made advances towards full democratic participation, white reaction has fuelled a rollback of any gains. Carefully linking historical flashpoints - from the post-Civil War Black Codes and Jim Crow to expressions of white rage after the election of America's first black president - Carol Anderson renders visible the long lineage of white rage and the different names under which it hides. Compelling and dramatic in the history it relates, u003ciu003eWhite Rageu003c/iu003e adds a vital new dimension to the conversation about race in America.u003cbu003e'Beautifully written and exhaustively researched' CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIEu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'u003c/bu003eu003cbu003eAn extraordinarily timely and urgent call to confront the legacy of structural racismu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'u003c/bu003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Brilliant' ROBIN DIANGELO, AUTHOR OF u003ciu003eWHITE FRAGILITYu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e