Sales of top books about race increased by up to 6,800% in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, according to new data
who say the book is condescending toward Black people and contributes to the racism it’s seeking to eradicate.
The majority of these books were published before this year, but have seen a sales renaissance as publications, universities and corporate human-resource offices continue to circulatewritten five years ago by lawyer Bryan Stevenson and adapted for screens in 2019, sold 104,919 copies from May to June.“White Fragility is, in the end, a book about how to make certain educated white readers feel better about themselves,”.
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