Questions About The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race

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To read this book, do I have to read "The Fire Next Time"? Or is it just fine on its own?

Andrei Vylinski I'm here to add that The Fire Next Time is just as worth reading on its own merit as this book, and if you haven't read it yet, please do it, James Ba…moreI'm here to add that The Fire Next Time is just as worth reading on its own merit as this book, and if you haven't read it yet, please do it, James Baldwin was a perfect essayist and this is one his most important texts.(less)

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What do the hashtags on the cover represent? There are 108 of them and they may represent the continuing count of black people killed by police and vigilantes in this country. Am I correct?

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