A review by bookreviewswithkb
The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

Anderson brilliantly connects the creation of the 2nd amendment with the murder of Black people at the hands of police in the present day. she describes the origin of the 2nd amendment, including an analysis of its roots as tied to the continued enslavement of Black people, and its continuation steeped in anti-Blackness

i think what is in this book is incredible, but it feels unfinished. the breadth of history covered is extensive, but huge swaths of time are not included, which i think, if included, would have further articulated the thesis of this book and stamped the connections Anderson made between the 2nd amendment and racism. however, i think it’s a hugely important read and i would encourage you to pick it up