A review by morethanmylupus
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

challenging dark informative slow-paced

5.0

This was such a difficult but important book. My family is from India and people talk to me about caste like it's a purely Indian thing that gives them the right to scorn my culture. I'm in no way in favor of caste, but it's always been hard for me to articulate that this isn't a structure that's only relevant to Indians. This book really drove home the point that America not only has a caste system but it's been integrated into so many systems throughout our history that persist today. This should be required reading for everyone.
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