First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Providing an insight into the interplay of race, culture and democracy, this text explores the cultural and political significance of racial identity and racial ideology in post-segregation America.
Robert Gooding-Williams reconstructs W. E. B. Du Bois’s defense of the political potential of beauty to challenge oppressive systems and foster an inclusive democracy.