What a heavy listen this was. Going in, I didn’t know what it was about — I didn’t even know what “caste” was. (The short definition is that it’s a system hierarchical social classes.) this book explores the three major Caste systems in human history: the Caste system in India, the one established in Nazi Germany, and the American Caste system, which is rooted in the oppression and systematic dehumanization of Black people. (And all other NBPOC as a result.) I am going to be perfectly honest: this book made me disgusted with the country I was born in. I don’t understand how any white American could consume this book and not feel a deep sense of sorrow and responsibility to do everything in their power to undo the damage that hundreds of years of the American Caste system has caused Black people. I would challenge any white American to read this book and tell me with a straight face that America is — or ever has been — great. Because it isn’t, and it never has been. I wish this book would be taught in school.