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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

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5.0

Really good. Powerful. Important

kaitydid's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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5.0

This is a beautifully written piece illustrating how slavery formed this nation and still impacts us today. Every American should read this book because, as the authors says “slavery is not peripheral to American history, it is central”

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4.0

Well-written, but I've read it all before.

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5.0

Outstanding! Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, the author, a staff writer for the The Atlantic, leads us through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks–those that are honest about our past and those that are not–offering an intergenerational story of slavery’s central role in shaping our nation’s collective history.

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4.75

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

amandasbrews's review against another edition

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5.0

Going into this book, I really thought it was going to be a story about how we used to share stories when it was harder. I don't know why I thought that but I was so wrong. This story is how we're sharing the truth about our country today. It's sharing the stories that others share and the stories of the people who share them, and I thought that was way more stunning.

I think my false assumptions about this story made it so much better for me because, honestly, I should not have been surprised at all about the nature of this book. The stories of the people sharing history is so important. It was a great example in the power of storytelling.

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megchoates's review against another edition

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4.75

This book was incredibly well done, beautifully written, researched, and presented. I learned a lot and had a few “aha” moments about slavery as it relates to world history, not just US history. Would definitely recommend. The audiobook format was great. 

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