Spreading poison: a book about racism and prejudice

Introduction: understanding, and fighting, the roots of prejudice

Race and racism: exploding the myth of racial purity

African-Americans: unwilling immigrants

Religious prejudice: hatred in the name of God

Jews: eternal outsiders

Native Americans: maltreated hosts

Immigrants: strength in diversity

Sexism: oppressing the majority

Homophobia: a deadly social disease

Other "outsiders": imperfect in an imperfect world

Conclusion: America's ever-changing mosaic.