Category: white supremacy

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+ Pedagogy, syllabus, veronica watson, white estrangement, white supremacy

“Literature of White Estrangement” Syllabus

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Over the course of the last few years, my work has continually focused on the ways that African American authors confront and engage with whiteness through the use of white characters in predominantly white texts. This started when I began to read Frank Yerby’s work, notably his early “costume novels” like The Foxes of Harrow or The Vixens. As my research expanded to comics, specifically looking at … Read More “Literature of White Estrangement” Syllabus

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+ american history, christianity, civil war, history, religion, white jesus: the architecture of racism and religion and education, white supremacy

White Supremacy and The American Patriot’s Bible

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About a year ago, I was in a book club where we read discussed White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education. During our conversations, we learned about The American Patriot’s Bible, edited by Dr. Richard G. Lee. The Patriot’s Bible, as the subtitle says, shows “The Word of God and the Shaping of America,” clearly marrying the United States to a … Read More White Supremacy and The American Patriot’s Bible

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+ a gathering of old men, ernest j gaines, history, lillian e smith, racism, white supremacy

Confronting Ourselves and The Fear of Action

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Over the years, I have thought about the reasons why individuals continue to cling tightly to their beliefs, beliefs based in fear that spawn hatred. I’ve struggled to come to grips with this aspect of humanity and to untangle its roots. What I have come to realize is that change and growth cannot occur until one decides to come face to face with themselves. … Read More Confronting Ourselves and The Fear of Action

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+ donald trump, lillian e smith, US Capitol, Washington D.C., white supremacy

The New Lost Cause Rhetoric

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Cover photo Mike Theiler Lillian Smith tells the story of her and one of her brothers playing in their house in Jasper, Florida. They ran around and in the attic they came across an old chest. Opening it, they stood aghast, staring at all of the money they had found. “We felt rich; richer than the Rockefeller children or any children,” Smith said in … Read More The New Lost Cause Rhetoric

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+ christianity, comics, graphic novels, incognegro, lillian e smith, mat johnson, warren pleece, white supremacy

Christian Nationalism and “Incognegro”

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Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece’s Incognegro focuses on constructions of race and the ways that whites use these constructions in order to maintain power or to even hopefully achieve power. The graphic novel does not detail the intersections between white supremacy and the church, but there are at least two brief moments that cause readers to think about these intersections. Today, I want to … Read More Christian Nationalism and “Incognegro”

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