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5.0

Stunning. Should be required reading. 

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Part history compilation, part piece of journalism and partly the authors own reflections, but primarily I was fascinated by how Smith keeps coming back to how we teach others about slavery, both in America and abroad. A lot of the images described in this book, as well as the writing, will stick with me for a long time. 

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5.0

An excellent nonfiction book very grounded in different locations across the US (with one exception). It's a history and discussion on the slave trade within the US and how the US twists itself up to avoid confronting it. Smith spends each chapter in the book at a different site and on a different tour discussing the slave trade in the United States, and interviews some of the individuals on the tour as well as the organizations conducting them.

I highly recommend for everyone to read this - although definitely look for some own voice reviews on this book. I found How the Word is Passed is approachable and without apology. Smith is an excellent writer and I loved the way he wove his own narrative throughout the story. 

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Thoroughly researched with an extensive bibliography. A must-read. 

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Clint Smith is a master with words. I learned a lot listening to this book. While most of the broader concepts weren't new to me, Smith's work of sharing the experiences of enslaved people through the context of the different places he visited was both unique and enlightening.

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