Description: White Lies analyzes ten of the most dangerous and pervasive myths about Black people that underpin white supremacy. Greg Garett discusses these false narratives, observing how they still emerge in political discourse, legislation, pop culture, and religion, and giving readers the tools to recognize and counteract them.
Review Quotes: "Greg Garett's White Lies is a prophetic and imaginative text. My late Mother used to say that the 'truth may cause offence but it is never a sin'. White Lies is a searing truth-telling text in which the most popular racial myths of Whiteness are debunked and utterly repudiated. It is a bold and critical challenge to the sin of White supremacy. This is a must read!" -- Anthony Reddie, Professor of Black Theology, The University of Oxford
"Race and its mobilization, racism, feed on three sins: deception, theft and murder. Garrett's book focuses squarely on the first and in doing so, exposes and resists the others. If we are to be a people who tell the truth, it requires us to name and refuse lies. So be warned! Because after you read this book, you will be without excuse!" -- Rev. Malcolm Foley, PhD, Special Advisor to the President for Campus Engagement - Baylor University"Garrett's White Lies exposes the stories we tell ourselves to avoid the truth-and the cost of those stories to our democracy. A brilliant, evocative book that challenges us to confront hard truths to become better citizens. Garrett demands that we look honestly at the past if we're serious about making a better future." -- Ty Seidule, author of Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause and Professor Emeritus of History, West Point"As our nation revisits and revivifies America's story in 2026, White Lies helps us discern both the truth of our challenging past and the shape of a hopeful future where we might live into the promise of racial equality and justice for all. Greg Garrett has given us an indispensable gift, a clear-eyed guide for navigating this challenging era of cultural change and backlash." -- Robert P. Jones, president and founder, PRRI; NY Times bestselling author of Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy