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So many stories that still, today, are kicks in the gut. I especially dropped my mouth at the comparison between the U.S. and Germany where Germany has fines for displaying the Nazi flag, vs how we've handled the Confederate flag. The next sentence talked about the death penalty which Germany does not have because there were too many put to death needlessly during WW II.
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This is an absolutely phenomenal book in so many ways and, with the unexpected emergence of racial consciousness (and awareness of state-sanctioned violence against Blacks) as a major issue in the US (and to an extent, the developed world generally) could not be more timely. If it manages to penetrate the collective consciousness, it should permanently put to rest the issue of "is it race or class?" (it's both, but for straightforward economic reasons, per the 1619 project, "race" was defined by
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4.5 Stars
Excellent read. The author's understandable anger is palpable throughout the book.
The Nazis actually looked to the United States as a role model for their plans to enact anti-Semitic and racist laws:
"...the time that Hitler rose to power, the United States “was not just a country with racism,” Whitman, the Yale legal scholar, wrote. “It was the leading racist jurisdiction—so much so that even Nazi Germany looked to America for inspiration.” The Nazis recognized the parallels even if ma ...more
Excellent read. The author's understandable anger is palpable throughout the book.
The Nazis actually looked to the United States as a role model for their plans to enact anti-Semitic and racist laws:
"...the time that Hitler rose to power, the United States “was not just a country with racism,” Whitman, the Yale legal scholar, wrote. “It was the leading racist jurisdiction—so much so that even Nazi Germany looked to America for inspiration.” The Nazis recognized the parallels even if ma ...more
Dec 27, 2020
Natalie
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Read The Warmth of Other Suns first
This book is amazing and everyone should read it.
One of the most important books I have read... not to be missed!
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