Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s by Michael Omi and Howard WinantIf you want to know why there's no such thing as reverse racism, read this book. Racism is about power. Race is a social construct created and maintained by those in power to keep their power.
That doesn't mean there can't be ethnic biases among disenfranchised ethnicities. However, simply have a bias against someone with a different skin color is not what progressives are talking about when they're talking about race problems in the US.
Omi and Winant present one of the best arguments made about the development of racial attitudes in the United States. It is a must-read for understanding this complicated issue.
Why this is progressive/liberal: For many conservatives the concept of racism is simple: it's not liking someone with a different skin color. For progressives, the story is much more complicated than that.
Add the following for a good overview of race in the US.
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