{"product_id":"the-promise-we-broke-racism-power-and-the-cost-of-americas-unfinished-ideals-9798295891762","title":"The Promise We Broke: Racism, Power, and the Cost of America's Unfinished Ideals","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brandy H. Williams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brandy H. Williams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brandy H. Williams\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Race \u0026amp; Ethnic Relations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery morning, millions of Americans stand, place their hands over their hearts, and recite the same promise: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The words are simple. The reality is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a nation continues to repeat a promise it has never fully kept?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this bold and unflinching work, Brandy H. Williams challenges the stories we tell ourselves about progress, merit, and equality-and exposes how systems of racism are not relics of the past, but active forces shaping everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom classrooms to courtrooms, from housing to hiring, this book reveals a truth many would rather avoid: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInequality is not accidental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is constructed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is maintained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is normalized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about what we already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about what we continue to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it asks a question that cannot be answered with silence: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the promise still matters-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat are we willing to do to make it real?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandy H. Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892750336151,"sku":"9798295891762","price":1272.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798295891762.webp?v=1781188690","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-promise-we-broke-racism-power-and-the-cost-of-americas-unfinished-ideals-9798295891762","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}