Citation

Douglas KB. Interpretation 2017; 71(4): 398-407.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0020964317716130

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article examines narratives of anti-blackness and the myth of white superiority to clarify why violence against black bodies is part of American identity and to discern how that cycle of violence might be broken. Churches are vital in the process of opening white minds to the realities and consequences of American myths of anti-blackness and white supremacy. Until such a time as churches become literate in all facets of systemic racism, the cry to "stop the violence" will be meaningless.

Language: en

Keywords

Anglo-Saxon exceptionalism; Anti-blackness; Black Lives Matter; Cross-cultural literacy; Gun violence; Racial violence, Slavery in the United States; White supremacy