How the Word Is Passed
by: Clint Smith
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Category - Non Fiction / History
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 10 days ago
Views - 4
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Ships From - Michigan
Est. Publication Date - Jun 2021
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
ISBN: 9780316492935
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Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader throu...
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26 book reviews
Jul 31, 2023
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America details Clint Smith's experience visiting different historical sites, in conversation with our modern culture as well as history. How do these places -- including the people around them -- reckon with or fail to reckon wi...
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Lacey Devlin
102 book reviews
Jun 14, 2023
A heavy read. A must read.
I am southern, white and privileged. This was a book that was hard for me… I paused several times during each chapter to process the information. So much of this book has stayed with me.
What sets this book apart from other nonfiction accounts of enslaved people is the b...
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TreeReads
118 book reviews
Sep 30, 2023
This is such a good read! Clint Smith is so talented. I need to reread this one.
