How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Informed by scholarship and brought to life by the story of people living today, Smith’s debut work of nonfiction is a landmark of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be.
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This book should be required reading. So well written and taught me what I should have been taught in school
An EXCELLENT and national and personal uncovering of history every US citizen should know. LOVED it. Looking forward to Smith's next work
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