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A review by erica_palmisano
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Thoughtfully framed, well-narrated, personal yet very relatable, this book is a great entry in the Rethinking American Racism canon. I hope it inspires a lot more ways/instances of sharing the history of slavery in the US.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Colonisation