Reviewed by Nicole Lynn on
An important read that opened my eyes to things I wasn’t aware of in our history & present. Very grateful to have this book published. I listened via an audiobook from the library, but will also be purchasing a copy when they come back in stock. I’ve already purchased a back-ordered copy of Dr. Kendi’s original work for adults, but having read this first I think will help me tremendously because I sometimes lose focus with non-fiction books.
Definitely recommend this as a must read for all ages, but especially for younger readers (middle grade through high school). The tone and writing techniques that Reynolds uses will definitely appeal to that audience (although it seemed to appeal just as much to me as well). This book does a great job giving a concise history of racism in America that touches on a lot of the key events, movements, policies, ideas and people (& all in a little over 4hrs of narration). It also opens to door for more exploration and study after the book has ended. Also, that afterward / ending was just
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