{"product_id":"and-we-are-not-saved-9780465003297","title":"And We Are Not Saved","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eFaces at the Bottom of the Well\u003c\/i\u003e and \"the man behind critical race theory\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) offers an imaginative investigation of American race relations and the difficult struggle for racial justice. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAnd We Are Not Saved\u003c\/i\u003e, legal scholar and civil rights activist Derrick Bell calls for a deeper understanding of how white supremacy functions in the United States. Bell challenges the idea that significant social, political, and economic progress was achieved by the civil rights movement in the wake of the 1954 \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board\u003c\/i\u003e decision. Through a series of fables and dramatic dialogues modeled on the grim fairytales of the eighteenth century, Bell explains the true pervasiveness of racial oppression within the American legal system. Racial inequality, he argues, is an integral part of American law and society, and it cannot be easily reversed through legislation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed as \"fascinating\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"daring\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), this is a landmark work in the study of race in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerrick Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2011) was a civil rights attorney, pioneering legal scholar, professor, and political activist. A full-time visiting professor at New York University Law School for over two decades, he was previously the first tenured African American professor on the faculty of Harvard Law School and the first African American dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eFaces at the Bottom of the Well\u003c\/i\u003e and several other books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543721513234,"sku":"9780465003297","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_315ea1f3-bb6c-4d1b-8de2-cf125ee1c714.jpg?v=1731513543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-we-are-not-saved-9780465003297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}