Colour-blind conservatism and public policy from Reinhold Niebuhr to Obama - Gideon Mailer

Colour-blind conservatism and public policy from Reinhold Niebuhr to Obama

By Gideon Mailer

  • Release Date: 2014-09-30
  • Genre: History

Description

During the Civil Rights Movement, theologian Reinhold Niebuhr predicted the lag in racial equality that continues in America today. In assessing Niebuhr’s influence, Professor Gideon Mailer, of the University of Minnesota, argues that his ideas – appropriated across the political spectrum - could help combat inequalities in America today.