Race has been America's biggest and most persistent problem, festering during the colonial period, complicating independence, impeding the "more perfect union" sought by the Constitutional Convention. The Civil War nearly destroyed the U.S., and since then race has continued to pose major problems.
Since the mid-twentieth century there have been serious efforts to fix America's racial problems. These efforts have produced major changes culminating in the election of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008 and his reelection in 2012. However there is still a widespread and deeply-felt unhappiness about race relations.
The Case Of The Racist Choir Conductor examines America's racial problems in the context of two major historical developments: the civil rights movement during the last two centuries, and government's evolution towards legitimacy during many thousands of years.
Professor deLespinasse maintains that to an amazing extent the civil rights movement has coincided with and strongly reinforced a long-time progression towards legitimate government. Civil rights problems and the civil rights movement therefore offer a unique window into the principles of good government.
Only one particular result of the civil rights movement conflicted with the broader progress towards good government. This book explains why this aspect of the movement was fully understandable, why it was a mistake, and why abandoning it will enhance rather than set back America's continuing racial progress.
Since the mid-twentieth century there have been serious efforts to fix America's racial problems. These efforts have produced major changes culminating in the election of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008 and his reelection in 2012. However there is still a widespread and deeply-felt unhappiness about race relations.
The Case Of The Racist Choir Conductor examines America's racial problems in the context of two major historical developments: the civil rights movement during the last two centuries, and government's evolution towards legitimacy during many thousands of years.
Professor deLespinasse maintains that to an amazing extent the civil rights movement has coincided with and strongly reinforced a long-time progression towards legitimate government. Civil rights problems and the civil rights movement therefore offer a unique window into the principles of good government.
Only one particular result of the civil rights movement conflicted with the broader progress towards good government. This book explains why this aspect of the movement was fully understandable, why it was a mistake, and why abandoning it will enhance rather than set back America's continuing racial progress.
