Redefining Racism.
How Racism Became “Power + Prejudice” — the definitive history of the redefinition, and a damning origin story for much of the modern so-called “anti-racist” movement.
Where did “racism = prejudice + power” come from?
Have you heard that racism requires more than just prejudice, but also “power”? Have you been told the dictionary definition of racism isn’t correct? Where did this all come from — and why is it being taught at your school or workplace?
Redefining Racism tells the story of the radical white “anti-racist” corporate and high-school educators who in the late 1960s and early 70s — taking inspiration from the anti-integrationist Marxist-Leninist Stokely Carmichael, funded by an organization seeking to pay off rioters, and using manipulative techniques developed in part by U.S. intelligence’s director of the “psychological warfare center for the Far East” — created and spread the “Power + Prejudice” redefinition. And the late famed crack-addicted serial bank robber “Zombie Bandit” played a role too.
In tracing that history, the book also tells the origin story of “Racism Awareness Training” — today’s diversity training in the tradition of Robin DiAngelo and White Fragility — and makes the definitive case for why racism is not best defined as “Power + Prejudice.”
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“For anyone genuinely committed to realizing an American future where race, racism, and 'anti-racism,' cease to be the tools used to divide us, this is an indispensable text. With Redefining Racism, Jake Klein has provided a national service.”
“Jake has written a compelling, urgent, and courageous book that goes to places many shy away from. To say everyone on the planet needs to read it is an understatement, but I’ll say it anyway!”
“Redefining Racism is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the dangerous undercurrents of today’s DEI industry.”
“Redefining Racism takes a deep dive into the origins of modern “anti-racism” and exposes a troubling legacy of recycled ideas and dangerous tactics.”
“Klein takes readers on a thorough yet disturbing ride through American history to pinpoint where the “Power + Prejudice” definition started and how it spread into today’s popular culture.”
“A solid piece of historiography, enriching historical understanding—social, intellectual, and institutional. The study is honestly undertaken, carefully reasoned, and temperately written.”