New Prize For These Eyes: The Rise Of AmericaS Second Civil Rights Movement

With Arresting Prose And Keen Insights (Donna Brazile, New York Times Bestselling Author Of Hacks), Bestselling Author Juan Williams Turns His Attention To The Rise Of A New 21StCentury Civil Rights Movement In This Highly Anticipated FollowUp To Eyes On The Prize.More Than A Century Of Civil Rights Activism Reached A Mountaintop With The Arrival Of A Black Man In The Oval Office. But Hopes For A Unified, PostRacial America Were Deflated When Barack ObamaS Presidency Met With Furious Opposition. A White, RightWing Backlash Was Brewing, And A Volcanic New MovementA Second Civil Rights MovementBegan To Erupt.In New Prize For These Eyes, AwardWinning Author Juan Williams Shines A Light On This Historic, New Movement. Who Are Its Heroes? Where Is It Headed? What Fires, Furies, And Frustrations Distinguish It From Its Predecessor?In The 20Th Century, Black Activists And Their White Allies Called For Equal Rights And An End To Segregation. They Appealed To The Declaration Of IndependenceS Defiant Assertion That All Men Are Created Equal. They Prioritized Legal Battles In The Courtroom And Legislative Victories In Congress. TodayS Movement Is Dealing With New Realities. Demographic Changes Have Placed Progressive Whites In A New Role Among The Largest, Youngest Population Of Blacks, Hispanics, And Asians In The NationS History. The New Generation Is Social Media Savvy, And They Have An Agenda Fueled By Discontent With Systemic Racism And The Persistent Scourge Of Police Brutality. TodayS Activists Are Making History In A New Economic And Cultural Landscape, And They Are Using A New Set Of Tools And Strategies To Do So.Williams Brilliantly Traces The Arc Of This New Civil Rights Era, From Obama To Charlottesville To January 6Th And A Confederate Flag In The Capitol. An Essential Read For Activists, Historians, And Anyone Passionate About AmericaS Future, New Prize For These Eyes Is More Than A Recounting Of History. It Is A ForwardLooking Call To Action, Urging Americans To Get In Touch With The Progress Made And Hurdles Yet To Be Overcome.