White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

An explosive work with far-ranging historical implications, White Poverty promises to be one of the most influential books of the 2024 election cycle.

When most Americans think of poverty, they imagine…

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