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By Book Riot · 79 posts · 1590 views
last updated Sep 25, 2022 09:27AM
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A paradigm shift in how we think of white supremacy and racism in the US and (or) an excellent addition to the existing history and literature. Using the Caste system in India as well as the Nazi regime in Germany and Europe for comparison, Wilkerson proposes a new way of thinking about individuals not based on race, but by Caste position informed by race/ethnicity/religion.
The audiobook along with Wilkerson's writing is engaging, yet at times I needed smaller doses given the nature of this hist ...more
The audiobook along with Wilkerson's writing is engaging, yet at times I needed smaller doses given the nature of this hist ...more
Exceptional book that deserves all of its hype. I told a group of friends that it is the world's most beautifully written throat punch, and I can't think of another way to describe it. Wilkerson's writing is out of this world incredible.
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Mar 15, 2021
Julianne Dunn
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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2021-littlerockbookclub
Very powerful book, reordering how we think of race and social order. I appreciated the historical context research provided and very real stories of how caste system/dominant class asserted itself in our lives. This is a great book to read as part of a continuing awakening.
Aug 09, 2020
Carrie
is currently reading it
Aug 21, 2020
Summer Rae Garcia
added it
Dec 05, 2020
Cass Sadek
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
pop-sugar-2021,
read-harder-2021
Jan 12, 2021
Gina Heil
marked it as to-read
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nonfic,
poc-authors
