Baldwin saw white liberals as quiet co-conspirators in white supremacy.

Evidence

Despite their claims of commitment to racial justice, Baldwin saw them, in their actions, as co-conspirators in maintaining the belief that white people mattered more than others. White liberals weren’t loud racists. They were simply racial philanthropists who, after a good deed, return to their suburban homes with their white picket fences or to their apartments in segregated cities with their consciences content. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Begin Again, 307

Categorization

• DEFINE: ‘Racial philanthropists’ is a key Baldwin coinage being defined here via the scene of the returned deed and settled conscience — useful for arguing late Baldwin’s precision over his supposed rage.