Ky September ’s Reviews > Black Rednecks & White Liberals > Status Update

“When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.”

“When discussing both blacks and Southern whites, slavery has served as an all-purpose explanation of many societal phenomena, ranging from broken families to poor education, lower labor force participation rates, and high rates of crime and violence. Often evidence has neither been asked for nor given. Not surprisingly, many of these explanations do not stand up under scrutiny.”