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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
18 reviews
madradstarchild's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Hate crime
Moderate: Genocide, Death, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Confinement
Minor: Child death, War, Torture, Murder, Police brutality, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Hate crime, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Violence and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
sarahaf712's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia
Infanticidecianarae's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Slavery, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
bootsmom3's review
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence
erica_palmisano's review
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
aargot1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Violence, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Gore, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Minor: Police brutality
skudiklier's review against another edition
5.0
While the book deals with serious historical topics, it is also a story about his personal experiences visiting these places, and it flows like a narrative in many ways. Smith is a beautiful writer and poet, and this book is never dry or boring in any way. I felt fully captivated by it in a way that feels rare in nonfiction (outside of memoirs).
I learned so much from this book—so much that I wish was taught to me in school, that I wish was taught to everyone. I learned history that informs my opinions on mass incarceration, the Civil War, constitutional law, Wall Street, the Emancipation Proclamation, capitalism, colonization, and more. I took a lot of notes (and screenshots) while reading this book, and I don't know where to begin trying to include them in a review like this. But here are a couple quotes that stood out to me:
"oppression is never about humanity or lack thereof. It is, and always has been, about power."
"In 1863, when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, Black Americans owned only 0.5 percent of the total wealth in the United States. Today, that number has barely increased: Black people own about 1-1.5 percent of the nation's wealth. Despite the role Black Americans played in generating this country's wealth, they don't have access to the vast majority of it."
"I do not yet have all the words to discuss a crime that is still unfolding."
I normally say things like "people interested in (blank) should read this," or, "I would highly recommend this book to anyone," but this time I'm going to directly recommend this book to you. You, specifically, whoever is reading this—you should read How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith, as soon as possible.
Thank you to Netgalley and Little, Brown and Company for the chance to review this ARC.
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Antisemitism, Bullying, Confinement, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault