Liberals
a collage including the book cover and author Kevin Schultz, a white man with salt-and-pepper hair wearing brown glasses, a white and blue dress shirt open at the collar, and a suit jacket with a white pocket square
Portrait by Katie Klema/UIC • Book jacket by Rae Ganci Hammers/University of Chicago Press

Why does everyone hate white liberals?

There are deep divides in American politics, but one thing a lot of people agree on is their distaste for white liberals. Conservatives think they’re left-wing nut jobs, progressives think they’re corporate shills, and many people of color are suspicious that they’re at best tepid allies. All this is the subject of a recent book by UIC historian Kevin M. Schultz: Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals).

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