American Whitelash

Wesley Lowery chronicles the most existential racial story of our time: the racist political violence that followed Obama’s election, fueled Trump’s rise, and continues to threaten our very existence. American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is – Ibram X. Kendi, author of HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACISTThe rise of white supremacist violence is one of the most important stories in American life today. In American Whitelash, Wesley Lowery guides the reader through the social, psychological, and historical realities that animate this violence. It is both a brilliant and unsettling examination of a part of America that many Americans would prefer to look away from. This book reminds us that we cannot look away. American Whitelash is an essential text, one that further demonstrates why Lowery is one of our country’s most important and gifted journalists – Clint Smith, author of HOW THE WORD IS PASSEDAn incredibly thoughtful and provocative and interesting book – Nihal Arthanayake

Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and one of America’s leading journalists covering issues of race and justice. He has served as a national correspondent for the Washington Post and an on-air correspondent for CBS News and 60 Minutes. He lives in Washington, DC.