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A review by booksgurrsandpurrs
The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
"This civilization has proven itself capable of destroying peoples rather than hear them, destroying continents rather than share them, and are capable, for the same reason, of destroying all life on this planet." pg 82
Walter Lowe, of Playboy commissioned James Baldwin to write a journalistic piece about the still unraveling case of missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia (1979-1981). Baldwin does not write his findings in simple direct journalistic terms, but instead creates threads between the history of Atlanta, systemic racism, cycles of violence, poverty, and the unorthodox approach to trying Wayne Williams.
Reading this book reminded me of Michelle Nakamura's I'll Be Gone in the Dark, as she also did not just write about survivors and incidences, but instead knew how important it is to get to know an environment and all the elements that were in place to proliferate such events.
Walter Lowe, of Playboy commissioned James Baldwin to write a journalistic piece about the still unraveling case of missing and murdered children in Atlanta, Georgia (1979-1981). Baldwin does not write his findings in simple direct journalistic terms, but instead creates threads between the history of Atlanta, systemic racism, cycles of violence, poverty, and the unorthodox approach to trying Wayne Williams.
Reading this book reminded me of Michelle Nakamura's I'll Be Gone in the Dark, as she also did not just write about survivors and incidences, but instead knew how important it is to get to know an environment and all the elements that were in place to proliferate such events.