Anti-Social Studies

A Father Wrestles with his Children's Questions About Race and Inequality

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by David Albert

Common Courage Press

Due/Published September 2004, 96 pages, paper

ISBN 156751300X

Every parent faces troubling questions from their children. Few are as taboo as "Why are Black people poor?" How should we address this somewhat-inaccurate but common question? At the heart of how we address race and inequality is how we discuss this with our children. And just as central is understanding the history of our current widening inequality and intensifying racial issues. From surprising history to describing his children volunteering in a soup kitchen, David H. Albert embraces a difficult topic and invites the reader to grapple with the issues.

David H. Albert is author most recently of "Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery as well as "And the Skylark Sings with Me.