“[That] if you give young people the tools to make sense of their history, you are giving them the tools to make sense of themselves, this fundamentally changing how they navigate the world.”

“If there’s anything I can leave you with, question everything… Don’t believe anything if it makes you comfortable.”

“When we talk about memory, we have to stand in the principle. One slave is too much.”

“We shouldn’t forget slavery, but we can forgive.”

Seldom do I read a piece of non fiction that terrifies me in a way such as this has. You begin to doubt everything you’ve heard. Everything you’ve been taught. Everyone should read this book. This is American History.