James Wright

American Apartheid James Wright

Publisher Marketing: AMERICAN APARTHEID is the first of three intriguing books written by James Wright that probe into the heart of America's apartheid consciousness. It is about broken promises and old cliques America has made and still purports to make to African Americans and Native Americans. And more importantly, this tome is about how these attitudes are beginning to manifest themselves in the institutional and social systems in this country. James Wright's research, observations and personal commentary show that there are serious perils attacking the core fabric of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for most African Americans that are still not fully understood or accepted by America. Yet, these perils present clear and present dangers whether people live in the inner cities, the suburbs or rural America. Some of the intriguing issues covered in American Apartheid include: Why do African American women continue to form the foundation of the black family and why do black men continue to be the target of America's aggression and animosity? Why do African Americans believe that America's criminal justice system poses one of the gravest threats to their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of freedom? Why is racial hatred against African Americans and Jews still rising in the U. S. A.? Why is American history so distorted as it relates to blacks and other minorities? What is the genesis of black self-hatred and how do whites still use certain methods to perpetuate this condition among blacks today?" Contributor Bio:  Wright, James Poetry collections by James Wright (1927-80) include "The Green Wall "(1957), which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets award, "Saint Judas" (1959), "The Branch Will Not Break" (1963), "Shall We Gather at the River" (1968), and "Two Citizens" (1973). Wright was elected a fellow of The Academy of American Poets in 1971, and the following year his "Collected Poems" received the Pulitzer Prize. He died in New York City in 1980, having served on the English faculties at the University of Minnesota, Macalester College, and Hunter College (CUNY).