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The New Segregation
In this powerful essay, Shelby Steele examines how a new form of racial segregation has emerged in America—not enforced by law, but driven by the politics of race and victimhood.
SourceSteele argues that the civil rights vision of integration and individual dignity has been undermined by a culture that rewards grievance and identity politics. He critiques affirmative action, racial preferences, and the tendency to define Black identity through perpetual victim status, calling instead for a return to color-blind principles and personal responsibility. A landmark contribution to understanding post-civil rights race relations.