This is a worthwhile read throughout. All the chapters are excellent but the chapters describing Smith's visit to the Whitney Plantation, Blandford Cemetery, and New York City are real stand-outs. Smith's discussion of how slavery permeates American history is both very personal and very illuminating. How white America can want a history that fails to put slavery and caste into its proper historical context is beyond me. And while Smith's descriptions of historical sites that were the primary locations for slavery are all good, it's the epilogue with the firsthand experiences of his maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother in the deep South that really brings this book into focus. Highly recommended for all Americans.