The End of Anger - by Ellis Cose (Paperback)

About the Book

"A tremendously important book--gracefully done, painfully perceptive...fearless in its honesty."--Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities

"The most authoritative accounting I've seen of where our country stands in its unending quest to resolve the racial dilemma on which it was founded."--Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home

"The End of Anger may be the defining work on America's new racial dynamics."--Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union

Ellis Cose is a venerated voice on American life. With The End of Anger, he offers readers a sharp and insightful contemporary look at the decline of black rage, the demise of white guilt, and the intergenerational shifts in how blacks and whites view and interact with each other. A new generation's take on race and rage, The End of Anger may be the most important book dealing with race to be published in the last several decades.

Book Synopsis

"A tremendously important book--gracefully done, painfully perceptive...fearless in its honesty."
--Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities

"The most authoritative accounting I've seen of where our country stands in its unending quest to resolve the racial dilemma on which it was founded."
--Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home

"The End of Anger may be the defining work on America's new racial dynamics."
--Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union

Ellis Cose is a venerated voice on American life. With The End of Anger, he offers readers a sharp and insightful contemporary look at the decline of black rage, the demise of white guilt, and the intergenerational shifts in how blacks and whites view and interact with each other. A new generation's take on race and rage, The End of Anger may be the most important book dealing with race to be published in the last several decades.

From the Back Cover

With The Rage of a Privileged Class, Ellis Cose, a venerated and bestselling voice on American life, offered an eye-opening look at the simmering anger of the black middle class. Some sixteen years later, Cose has discovered this group is much less angry and even optimistic about its future, despite a flagging economy and a deeply divided body politic. With The End of Anger, Cose examines these new attitudes as well as the decline of white guilt and the intergenerational shifts in how blacks and whites view and interact with each other. Weaving material from interviews and two large and ambitious surveys, Cose--an esteemed journalist--offers an invaluable portrait of contemporary America, one that attempts to make sense of what a people do when the American dream, for some, is finally within reach, as one historical era ends and another begins.

The End of Anger is an indispensable exploration of how mores change from one generation to the next and may well be the most important book dealing with race and class to be published in recent decades.

Review Quotes

"The most authoritative accounting I've seen of where our country stands in its unending quest to resolve the racial dilemma on which it was founded. With seasoned insight backed by groundbreaking research, Ellis Cose brings us up to date on the transformations that were both wrought by and reflected in the coming of Obama. Cose is among the most rigorous and original observers of the national pageant, and his new book is a moving, sometimes startling, appraisal of this pivotal moment in our history." - Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home
"Ellis Cose brilliantly explains why black Americans have become less angry, more hopeful, and more likely to transcend old racial boundaries over the past decade, even as the least educated members of every racial-ethnic group have fallen behind. His eloquent account will inspire hope and pride in black and white Americans alike-but it will also raise disquieting questions about whether we can consolidate and extend the impressive gains he describes." - Stephanie Coontz, author of A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s
"Provocative. . . . You never forget the first or second time you read Ellis Cose's The Rage of a Privileged Class. . . . Look for even more robust conversation [with] The End of Anger. - Essence
"The most authoritative accounting I've seen of where our country stands in its unending quest to resolve the racial dilemma on which it was founded. . . . [Cose's] new book is a moving, sometimes startling, appraisal of this pivotal moment in our history." - Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Carry Me Home
"A masterpiece in illuminating one of the most significant issues in the history of our republic. . . . It is one of those books every American of conscience should read." - Robert M. Morgenthau, former district attorney of New York County
"[A] refreshing, readable, and comprehensive look at race in 21st-century America." - Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating read. . . . The End of Anger is a worthy look at where we are and where we're headed." - Philadelphia City Paper
"Once again Ellis Cose holds up a powerful lens to bring to light the thoughts, dreams, and perspectives of African Americans today. His findings and insights are an important contribution to the national conversation on race, class, and opportunity in America." - Geoffrey Canada, Educator
"A tremendously important book-gracefully done, painfully perceptive, and, as always in Cose's writing, fearless in its honesty about the ways that black and white Americans continue to be distanced from each other, even at the topmost levels of success." - Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities and Letters to a Young Teacher
"The End of Anger is a masterpiece in illuminating one of the most significant issues in the history of our republic. But it's more than that-it's a case study of how our values are transmitted and realized through history; of how social conditioning affects perception; and of how a truly gifted journalist can look at even the most painful realities through a filter of compassion and sympathy. It is one of those books every American of conscience should read." - Robert M. Morgenthau, former District Attorney of New York County
"[Cose] illuminates the contemporary racial landscape while avoiding the illusion of a post-racial era and the romance of a static racial condition. This is engaged social history and critical analysis at its best!" - Michael Eric Dyson, author of Presidential Race
"[A book] that will undoubtedly fuel much debate for years to come." - Daily News
"Ellis Cose defines what racial equality means to a new generation." - Uptown Magazine