Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

by Eli Saslow

“Race is socially constructed and has no basis in the hard sciences, biological or otherwise,” James had explained that year to one audience of anarchists in Baltimore. “But it has been structured into every part of society, conditioned into individuals and bonded to emotions from early on in life. Race itself isn’t real, but it has real meaning.”

“Reach out and extend the hand, no matter who’s waiting on the other side,”

“The basic principle is that it’s our job to push the rock, not necessarily to move the rock,” he replied. “That’s the only part we can control.