On the Importance of White Antiracist History… And the Dangers of Its Erasure: An Interview with Tim Wise

Tim Wise: Well, in the U.S. we’ve done a horrible job of teaching history in general. Obviously, for years we’ve left out the contributions and the struggles led by people of color, except for very cursory mentions. But in addition to that, we’ve also left out this large — although not nearly large enough! — history of White antiracist solidarity. Part of the importance of reclaiming that is that if we don’t learn about it, we foreclose options for White folks today. It becomes harder for them to imagine themselves in that role, if they see no tradition of White folks being in that role. Inventing the wheel is always harder than connecting to those who’ve already been moving in that direction historically. <a href="https://burnett-lynn.medium.com/on-the-importance-of-white-antiracist-history-and-the-dangers-of-its-erasure-4ed657125e8">Click Here</a>