Journal of Black Studies
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The Heart of the Politics of Race: Centering Black People in the Study of White Racial Attitudes
Melissa V. Harris-Lacewell
Journal of Black Studies
Vol. 34, No. 2 (Nov., 2003), pp. 222-249 (28 pages)
Published By: Sage Publications, Inc.
Journal of Black Studies
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3180905
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Abstract

This piece confronts a serious deficiency in the literature on racial politics. The defining works of White racial attitudes fail to grapple with the complexities of African American political thought and life. In these studies, Black people are a static object about which White people form opinions. This article offers a critique of the field of race politics by outlining the consequences of a failure to seriously include African Americans in theoretical and empirical analyses of American race.

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For the last quarter century, the Journal of Black Studies has been the leading source for dynamic, innovative, and creative research on the Black experience. Poised to remain at the forefront of the scholarship in the field, the Journal of Black Studies explores the most vital issues facing African American and Black populations.

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Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE is a leading international provider of innovative, high-quality content publishing more than 900 journals and over 800 new books each year, spanning a wide range of subject areas. A growing selection of library products includes archives, data, case studies and video. SAGE remains majority owned by our founder and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence. Principal offices are located in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC and Melbourne. www.sagepublishing.com

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Journal of Black Studies