A new edition of a seminal text in Critical Race Theory
Since the publication of the third edition of Critical Race Theory: An
Introduction in 2017, the United States has experienced a dramatic
increase in racially motivated mass shootings and a pandemic that
revealed how deeply entrenched medical racism is and how public
disasters disproportionately affect minority communities. We have also
seen a sharp backlash against Critical Race Theory, and a president who
deemed racism a thing of the past while he fanned the flames of racial
intolerance and promoted nativist sentiments among his followers. Now
more than ever, the racial disparities in all aspects of
public life are glaringly obvious.
Taking note of all these developments, this fourth edition covers a
range of new topics and events and addresses the rise of a fierce wave
of criticism from right-wing websites, think tanks, and foundations,
some of which insist that America is now colorblind and has little use
for racial analysis and study. Award-winning authors Richard Delgado and
Jean Stefancic also address the rise in legislative efforts to curtail
K-12 teaching of racial history.
Critical Race Theory, Fourth Edition, is essential for understanding
developments in this burgeoning field, which has spread to other
disciplines and countries. The new edition also covers the ways in which
other societies and disciplines adapt its teachings and, for readers
wanting to advance a progressive race agenda, includes new readings and
questions for discussion aimed at outlining practical steps to achieve
this objective.
