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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
By Smith, Clint
- ISBN
- 9780316492935
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
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Reviewed on May 1, 2021 | History and Memory
Poet, educator, and writer Smith (Counting Descent) opens this latest work with his own story of growing up Black in New Orleans. Although he often passed by monuments to Confederate generals and former slave auction houses, he didn't know much about the history of slavery in the U.S., nor was he very curious about it, until 2017, when widespread campaigns to tear down these monuments began. Smith then started to read class...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
