Racial Narratives and the Development of Trumpism - The Whitewashing of the American Story

The history of the American story has consequences in political discourse and the making of policy and so does the whitewashing of nuances in that history. White Narratives Matter examines the White Social Conservative Worldview and how it culminated in the rise of Trumpism within the Republican electoral base.

List of contents

Chapter One: Explaining and Defining White Social Conservative Worldview
Chapter Two: The Founders, Christianity, White Supremacy, and Modern Racial Narratives in the American Story
Chapter Three: The Founders, American Exceptionalism, and the Whitewashing of Racism from the American Story
Chapter Four: Case Study - What were Douglas and Lincoln Really Debating
Chapter Five: Dr. King and President Lincoln - Case Study in White Social Conservative Historical Whitewashing
Chapter Six: Glenn Beck - Case Study in White Social Conservative Historical Whitewashing
Chapter Seven: The 1619 Project and the White Social Conservative Whitewashing the American Story
Chapter Eight: A Non-Whitewashed Defense of the Founding Documents - Providing a Counter to the 1776 Commission White Social Conservative Worldview of an American Story
Chapter Nine: White Narratives of Black Crime - The Foundations Laid by John Calhoun
Chapter Ten: White Social Conservative Worldview Narratives and Fear of Black Crime
Chapter Eleven: How Criminal Justice Policy Reflects the History of Race
Chapter Twelve: The Rhetoric and Narrative of Justice and the Arch of the Moral Universe

About the author

Arthur H. Garrison is professor of criminal justice at Kutztown University

Product details

• Authors: Arthur H Garrison, Arthur H Garrison, Arthur H. Garrison
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2025
• EAN: 9781666959925
• ISBN: 978-1-66695-992-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Political Parties, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Nationalism, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Social and cultural anthropology, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Political parties and party platforms