The System of European American (white) Supremacy and African American (black) Inferiority

About the Book

In 2008, when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, the element of ethnic bias, which had been lying beneath the social surface, suddenly reared its head. A shock wave was felt throughout the bigoted European American landscape that signaled a dramatic change in the social structure of America. An African American had been elected president of the United States! Since the founding fathers set the system of white supremacy and black inferiority in motion, the notion of an African American becoming president was the last expectation of those who felt a sense of loss from the event. Progress in becoming first-class citizens for African Americans has been like riding a hand-cranked elevator that stopped on each floor of a thirteen-story building. The primary stumbling block confronting African Americans has been called racism or the system of white supremacy and black inferiority. The one lesson America needs to learn is, racism cannot be defeated. This book examines the history of the system from the founding fathers to the twenty-first century with emphasis on how and why the system will disappear.

About the Author

Dr. Paul R. Lehman, who earned a PhD from Lehigh University, 1976, is a university professor emeritus and former dean of the graduate college at the University of Central Oklahoma and a former CBS affiliate news journalist and weekend anchor. He presently resides in Edmond, Oklahoma. He has two sons, both doctors: Christopher, in ethnic studies, and Jeffrey, in musical arts. Dr. Lehman has received many honors awards for his teaching and community work. He has lectured throughout Oklahoma as well as other states across America. He has published scholarly books, scholarly and creative articles, poetry, short stories, interviews, book reviews, and books. Recent publications include The Development of a Black Psyche in the Works of John Oliver Killens, The Making of the Negro in Early American Literature, America’s Race Problem: A Practical Guide to Understanding Race in America, America’s Race Matters: Returning the Gifts of Race and Color, Flannery O’Connor: Southern Racial Culture and African American Characters. Dr. Lehman frequently contributes to his blog: americasraceproblem@wordpress.com.