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xv The idea of collecting some of my essays came originally from colleagues in social justice work who asked me to make more of my writing available to those who do not routinely read law journals. Another friend suggested a collection centered around my writings on identity, the self, community, and social justice, as well as the impact that race has on all of them. The results are in your hands. I am grateful to these friends and to the following organizations and publications, in which earlier versions or parts of these essays appeared: Social Policy (“Moving beyond the Isolated Self”); the Denver University Law Review (“Post-Racialism or Targeted Universalism?”); the University of San Francisco Law Review (“The Color-Blind Multiracial Dilemma,” in “Symposium: In Honor of Professor Trina Grillo; and “Whites Will Be Whites”); Law and Inequality (“The Racing of American Society,” in “Symposium: Our Private Obsession, Our Public Sin”); Washington University Law Review (“Dreaming of a Self beyond Whiteness and Isolation”); University of Minnesota Law Review (“The Multiple Self”); and the University of St. Thomas Law Journal (“Lessons from Suffering”). I extend my thanks to all of these organizations for the important work that they do, with special thanks to Sandy Levitsky and the Minnesota Law Review for publishing the tribute in memory of Trina Grillo, who is a continuing source of inspiration to me. These essays have been edited for this volume under the leadership of my friend and colleague, Rebecca High, whose research and insights have enriched the collection in numerous ways. Earlier versions of the essays benefited from the work of excellent researchers: Mark Girouard, A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s Acknowledgments xvi Gavin Kearney, Jessica Larson, Bonniee Mookherjee, Mellody Parchia, Eric Stiens, and Colleen Walbran. DavidRoedigerandAnnaMeigsreadearlierdraftsof“TheRacingof AmericanSociety”andprovidedinsightfulcommentsandcriticism;Dr. Donna Waters contributed valuable suggestions for “The Multiple Self”; andTerriKarissharedcommentsandsuggestionsfor“LessonsfromSuffering .” Derek Black reviewed “White Innocence and the Courts” with care and generosity. Richard Delgado made valuable suggestions in the early stages of the project, as did Chester Hartman, whose support has been much appreciated. At Indiana University Press, my editor Robert Sloan provided great support and assistance in addition to soliciting the thoughtful and very helpful suggestions of two anonymous readers. Sarah Wyatt Swanson, Angela Burton, Susanna Sturgis, and others at the press improved the work with skill and energy, and Mandy Clarke helped get the book into circulation. AnumberofcolleaguesattheKirwanInstitutefortheStudyofRace and Ethnicity helped create this book. Kathy Baird’s energy and commitmentmadeanenormousdifference .PhilipKim’sandMaryGriffith’s suggestions helped shape the collection, as did Gretchen Hirsh’s many editorial and organizational ideas. Stephen Menendian’s extensive research and writing have benefited this collection and my work over the years. I especially want to thank Andrew Grant-Thomas for his insights and leadership on many of the issues discussed here. Finally I would like to thank my father, Marshall Powell, Jr.; my mother, Florcie Mae Powell; my adopted father, Bill Sutherland; my spiritual brother, Farokh Merat; and my spiritual friend and social justice fellow traveler, Marguerite Spencer. I would also like to express my empathy to all those who suffer and my gratitude to all those who work to end suffering. ...

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