About the Book, A Seat for Everyone,
by Ron Edwards
A seat for everyone. A fair hearing for all.
FROM THE BACK COVER:
I'm sometimes asked, just who do you think you are?
I am an advocate for civil rights. My arena is inner city Minneapolis. My
work is to fight discrimination and racism within this city. My
hope is that effecting change here will also encourage change in
the rest of the country – and that one day we will fully realize
the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That people will be
judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their
character.
My journey has been uphill. Many think the Civil Rights movement
is over and done. They see the progress made in this great
country and falsely conclude the struggle is over. They proudly
point to racism and discrimination that was put down in the past,
but turn their heads to the quieter, more sinister racism that is
winding its way into the heart of our government and civic institutions.
This is the way America deals with racism in the 21st century: by
pretending it doesn't exist.
So of course, when a man stands up to point out that it does,
when he uncovers and presents solid evidence of racism,
injustice, and discrimination – of course that man has a finger
thrust in his face. Of course it is demanded of this man, just
who do you think you are? It is, after all, the only way
to draw attention from who they are: bigots that are cleverly
installing institutional racism.
Who am I? I'm the guy that exposes them.
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