A review by kleonard
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

5.0

An astonishing and necessary book full of essays and poetry all trying to explain and trace the legacies of enslavement in the United States and its colonies. Each short entry is packed with information and new ways of thinking about this issue, and the poems are stellar and hard-hitting and brilliant. A companion piece to the 1619 project, this book is essential reading for all Americans, if not everyone everywhere.