Privilege

The Abolition of White Democracy

The Abolition of White Democracy aperback book on natural patterned quilt

In this book, Joel Olson explains that a truly transformative evolution of American democracy must focus on breaking white privilege. Political and social reforms that don’t address racial discrimination directly, Olson contends, do little to counteract the power structures of the majority and allow for a narrow vision of citizenship and democracy to persist in The Abolition of White Democracy