Created Equal: The Painful Past, Confusing Present, and Hopeful Future of Race in America

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Now a New York Times Bestseller! Bestselling author and conservative icon Dr. Ben Carson lays out a hopeful and inspiring road map for how America can come together. External physical characteristics that are genetically encoded are things over which no individual has control. But rather than appreciating the gift of diversity, some have chosen to use it to drive wedges between groups of people. Some of these external characteristics are associated with the past moral failing of slavery. Though slavery in America formally ended in the 1860s, the vestiges of that evil institution are still with us today, and those vestiges often inflict guilt on some and facilitate feelings of victimhood in others.  In Created Equal, Dr. Carson uses his own personal experiences as a member of a racial minority, along with the writings and experiences of others from multiple backgrounds and demographics, to analyze the current state of race relations in America. Instead of using race as an excuse to remake America into something completely antithetical to the Constitution, Dr. Carson suggests ways to enhance and bring great success to our nation and all multiethnic societies by magnifying America's incredible strengths instead of her historical weaknesses. Title Page Copyright Dedication Foreword Epigraph CHAPTER 1 No One Is Born a Racist CHAPTER 2 How We Look at Race CHAPTER 3 The History of Slavery and Racism in America CHAPTER 4 Guilt and Victimhood Surrounding Race CHAPTER 5 Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project CHAPTER 6 The George Floyd Turning Point CHAPTER 7 Media and Big Tech CHAPTER 8 Does Systemic Racism Exist in America? CHAPTER 9 Judeo-Christian Values and Racism CHAPTER 10 Is It Racism or Classism? CHAPTER 11 Education, the Great Equalizer CHAPTER 12 The Path Forward Epilogue Photos Acknowledgments Discover More Praise for "Created Equal" Notes