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I am deeply affected/changed by this book. What a writer, at the peak of his powers it seems. One question: what is the reasoning for beating children as it relates to black children at risk for violence in the wider world?
Karen M. Coates mentions this in the book. If I recall correctly, he relates it to the fear of losing children to street violence, and a sense of wanting to co…moreCoates mentions this in the book. If I recall correctly, he relates it to the fear of losing children to street violence, and a sense of wanting to control what little they can in raising their children. There is a passage in the book where he describes a parent as saying they would rather beat their child themselves than let their child be hurt by a passing car. Read the book for more detail. (less)
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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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