Racism Explained to My Daughter
Racism Explained to My Daughter (by Tahar Ben Jelloun, 1998, ISBN 88-7754-206-3) is a book in which the author, during a demonstration against an immigration law in Paris, answers his daughter's questions about the reasons for racism.[1][2]
 First edition (French) | |
| Author | Tahar Ben Jelloun |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le racisme expliqué à ma fille |
| Country | Morocco |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Dialogue |
| Published | Éditions du Seuil 1998 The New Press 1999 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 207 |
| ISBN | 156584534X |
The author's intent was to explain, with this book, the modern "trauma" that racism is to children and to help adults answer their children's questions on racism. He says that children are more likely to understand that one isn't born racist, but becomes one. Adults are not likely to change their ideas. The author writes this after going to a manifestation in France against bans on immigration where his then ten-year-old daughter tries to comprehend what they are fighting for and what racism is, who is racist, how one becomes racist, if she is in fact also racist.