The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors [Paperback]

Dr. Frances Cress Welsing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1991

This collection of essays written by Frances Cress Welsing over an 18 year period following the presentation and publication of 'The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy) which was a theoretical statement, a psychogenetic theory and world outlook on the origin and meaning of the global white supremacy system. This theory summarizes and clarifies the experience of non-white peoples on a planet dominated by people who classify themselves as 'white' and who are a minority of the world's people.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Third World Press (December 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883781042
• ISBN-13: 978-0883781043
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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128 of 154 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Isis Papers/The Keys to the Colors, March 22, 2000

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Earl Shepherd - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Paperback)

I read many of the reviews and gave some thought to the level of anger voiced by many. Dr. Welsing's views seems reasonable in light of current history. White racism can be seen or witnessed worldwide by traveling or studying who controls the economic system throughout the world. Those interested can pick up any good history book and learn how the controls were instituted.

Those who question Dr. Welsing views should ask themselves some simple questions. If the origin of Europeans is Europe, how do you explain their domination worldwide? Are all other people inferior?

White America has known for years that African Americans have made major contribution to the founding and development of this country. The number of patents held by African Americans, particularly considering the enslavement period, is a testiment to their creativeness and humanity. Most of the information related to the contributions of African Americans is known, but America refuse to place this information within school's history books. Why?

If the Isis Papers claims of a worldwide system of white racism is unfounded, how do you explain the reality white global domination? Is it that whites are simply superior?

How do you explain that the recent images (particularly the last 800 years)of GOD are white? Is GOD white? Some of you might be familiar with some events in New Jersey where GOD was depicted as black. The town nearly exploded.

Africa is acknowledged to have the largest quantities of minerals resources, including gold, diamonds, uranium, coper, and many others. I believe all of them are under the control of colonial powers.

I hope the questions listed above help some of the reviewers to raise similar questions to themselves.

How do you explain that the indigenous population including America were nearly exterminated? Should I name South American, Australia, or any number of islands throughout the Carribean, and the world where the indigenous population no longer exist.

Americans or people who claim to be white have a difficult time whenever they are not in control of economies. Sometimes its funny listening to the denials of whites. In America's urban areas, often the majority population is black. Whites see nothing wrong or strange with the majority of the jobs (particularly the well paying jobs) being in the hands of whites. In whites communities blacks job holders are almost rare.

Hopefully, Americans will get to the place where they can confront themselves and their history.

58 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss The Forest For The Trees., February 10, 2000

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Kahlil G. Chism (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Paperback)

The Cress Theory of Color Confrontation is just that: Dr. Cress-Welsing's theory. Since her theory is unique and evolved, according to her, over many years, one has to read the book for an explanation of it. Briefly: The system of White Supremacy is global, pervassive and psychologically damaging, particularly to African-Americans. It is so pervasive that it's underlying imperative; White people's conscious & unconscious fear of genetic annihilation due to race-mixing, and their need to oppress people of color-- has become subconscious. This obsession w/ White genetic "purity" manifests itself in all aspects of society, especially in symbol form (*See Jung). SHE MAKES ENOUGH OF A CONVINCING POINT...ENOUGH OF A BREAK FROM SIMPLE EXPLANATIONS OF THE NATURE OF WHITE SUPREMACY...TO WARRANT A READ. In fact, everyone concerned about white supremacy, racism or prejudice should read this book. It isn't the end-all-and-be-all discussion of Black/White relations, but it is a damn good introduction to white supremacy/black inferiority. SHE MAKES HER POINT WELL, DESPITE SOME BASELESS STATEMENTS. Don't dismiss her deconstruction of Black/White relations because of the faults of the book. That would be simple on your part. DON'T SAY SHE DIDN'T BACK UP HER POINTS W/ RESEARCH...It is an ORIGINAL THEORY, backed by her own research/work with her patients. Those who dismiss it as "reverse racism" obviously missed the entire point of the book. BUY IT. READ IT.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find the Keys..., October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Isis Yssis Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Hardcover)

Dr. Cress Welsing's book digs into the fabric of White Racism and Supremacy and gives the reader something to think about. Why does society work so hard to keep Black America down? Why do we as Blacks have so much self-hate in a land where we are not wanted and are being systematically destroyed? Why don't Whites give a real version of what has transpired in history? The answer is simple: we must learn the keys to the colors and understand the symbolism that has us as Black people trapped in a quagmire of lies and deceptions that are destroying us as a people. You would not know that Blacks were the first people on the Earth building dams, roads, and ships by the way we act today. The youth are in a worse situation: teen pregnancy, black-on black crime, and unemployment will spell an untimely end for the world's oldest people if we do not learn and teach THE KEYS TO THE COLORS to our people.