Reimagine America's Schools? What Critical Race Theorists Want to Take From Us!

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CRITICAL RACE THEORY BRIEFING BOOK, CHRISTOPHER RUFO

Critical race theory is an academic discipline that holds that the United States is a nation founded on white supremacy and oppression, and that these forces are still at the root of our society. Critical race theorists believe that American institutions, such as the Constitution and legal system, preach freedom and equality, but are mere “camouflages” for naked racial domination. They believe that racism is a constant, universal condition: it simply becomes more subtle, sophisticated, and insidious over the course of history. In simple terms, critical race theory reformulates the old Marxist dichotomy of oppressor and oppressed, replacing the class categories of bourgeoisie and proletariat with the identity categories of White and Black. But the basic conclusion is the same: in order to liberate man, society must be fundamentally transformed through moral, economic, and political revolution.

10 KEY CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

1. Race Essentialism
2. All whites are racist.
3. America is a fundamentally racist nation.
4. Collective Guilt
5. Opposition to equality under the law.
6. Opposition to Meritocracy
7. Active Racial Discrimination
8. Restriction of Free Speech
9. Neo-segregation
10. Anti-Capitalism and Forced Redistribution of Property