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

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is a masterpiece of research and documentation. One of my favorite passages is near the end where Wilkerson says if we concentrate on improving the lives of people at the bottom of the caste we improve the outlook for everyone. I believe this is true. While it was hard to hear the facts of our past (I had to stop listening at one point for a break and then put on my big girl pants and started up again) it’s clear that we need to make important systemic changes for the US to live up to the actual words of our constitution.