A bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of Racism in America Racism is an existential threat to America, Theodore R.
Fueled by Johnson\'s ultimate faith in the American project, grounded in his family\'s longstanding optimism and his own military service, When the Stars Begin to Fall is an urgent call to undertake the process of Overcoming what has long seemed intractable..
Understanding that Racism is a structural crime of the state, he argues that Overcoming it requires us to recognize that a color-conscious society--not a color-blind one--is the true fulfillment of the American Promise.
Weaving memories of his own and his family\'s multi-generational experiences with racism, alongside strands of history, into his elegant narrative, Johnson posits that a blueprint for national solidarity can be found in the exceptional citizenship long practiced in Black America.
When the Stars Begin to Fall makes a compelling, ambitious case for a pathway to the national solidarity necessary to mitigate racism.
If we cannot overcome it, Johnson argues, while the United States will remain as a geopolitical entity, the Promise that made America unique on Earth will have died.
And yet Racism continues to corrode our society.
It is a refutation of the American Promise enshrined in our Constitution that all men and women are inherently equal.
Johnson declares at the start of his profound and exhilarating book.
A bold, thought-provoking pathway to the national solidarity that could, finally, address the ills of Racism in America Racism is an existential threat to America, Theodore R
