Whites, Blacks and Racist Democrats: The Untold Story of Race & Politics Within the Democratic Party from 1792-2009

by Wayne Perryman

On March 18, 2008, after the Jeremiah Wright incident, Senator Barack Obama went on national television and delivered what many called one of the most inspiring and thought provoking speeches ever delivered on the issue of race. After the speech, several news organizations reported that it was time for America to engage in discussions on race. Over the years, we have had several discussions on the subject, most of which focused on the relationship between blacks and whites but seldom have we ever explored the role politics played in the establishing our racist society. Historians report that one political party supported slavery and Jim Crow while the other party opposed them. They also report that one party was known as the "Party of White Supremacy" and the other party was known as "Nigger Lovers." In his Dreams From My Father, Senator Obama makes the connection between politics and racism when he tells his readers how white Chicago Democrats vowed to vote Republican before they would vote for a black man (Harold Washington) to be Mayor of Chicago. Whites, Blacks and Racist Democrats is a modified version of the author's previous The Drama of Obama Regarding Racism. After reading the Drama of Obama, Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the National NAACP said, "Your captions of political influence on racial issues are thought-provoking and insightful." Whites, Blacks and Racist Democrats is a must-read for every American. Like Chairman Jealous, you will want to read the entire book after reading the first three pages.

182 pages, Hardcover

First published March 10, 2010

Reviews

[Random Scholar]

I was unaware of how much history the Democratic party had with slavery, Jim Crow law, segregation and the KKK until I read this book. It would explain why many Democratic cities like Chicago still push policies that hurt black communities (like defunding the police). I also appreciate the fact that the author wrote to many modern day Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden demanding an apology for the Democrats racist past. I'm not surprised they failed to respond, considering what snakes they are.

What really stood out the most was that this book gives a timeline of major events from the 1700s to the early 2000s. The time stamp that stood out to me was the 1960s because that was when we saw the first shift from blatant racism to sneaky racism in the democratic party. I would argue that we still have a lot of that sneaky racism to this day evident in their refusal to apologize for the democratic parties racist past.

I think everyone should read this book, especially if they live in the United States of America. I also appreciate that Wayne Perryman mentioned how not all Democrats today are racist but it is important for them to know the democratic parties racist past. I also appreciate how he mentioned that the Republican party was originally formed to stop racism and slavery. I wish we studied this when I was in my high school history classes...

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting read with an interesting argument. I like the way it was written. I do not agree with all of the conclusions by the author, but he has a lot of points that many people should think about.

[Murray M. Silver · Rating 5 out of 5]

The untold history of race and politics within the Democratic Party from 1792-2009.

[Michelle Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting. Informative. Eyes opening.