About the Author

Jim Myers was the chief writer of the USA Today series "Race and Sports." He lives in Washington, DC.

Reviews

"This book unravels the mystery that has kept the races separated. It forces us to see the results of the ways we still think about race." --Jesse Jackson "There are plenty of books on race out there by experts. But Afraid of the Dark is so straightforward and fresh that when Jim Myers holds up and shakes out the prejudices we all carry, the assumptions we all claim as fact, even the casual reader will gasp, 'Aha, so that's what was going on.' An hour with this book will do more to advance racial understanding than all the Presidential task forces or congressional apologies for slavery." --Karen De Witt, senior editor, Nightline

"This book unravels the mystery that has kept the races separated. It forces us to see the results of the ways we still think about race." --Jesse Jackson "There are plenty of books on race out there by experts. But Afraid of the Dark is so straightforward and fresh that when Jim Myers holds up and shakes out the prejudices we all carry, the assumptions we all claim as fact, even the casual reader will gasp, 'Aha, so that's what was going on.' An hour with this book will do more to advance racial understanding than all the Presidential task forces or congressional apologies for slavery." --Karen De Witt, senior editor, Nightline