A review by thatbookstoreguy
Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

5.0

Glaude writes with a passion, a rage, and an emotional and intellectual depth that is supremely reminiscent of an often quoted writer in his work, James Baldwin. His ideas are sharp, and his gaze at the situation in America, especially liberal America, is a much needed one. He does not allow for, as MLK Jr. called them, 'the white moderate' get away clean - and how certain thinking allows us to get to the point of The Capitol Riot from only a few weeks ago. Reading this book, even though it was written four years ago, helped put into perspective that seditious act, and how sadly unsurprising it should have been to all of us, knowing the history of the concept of whiteness in America.

Glaude was necessary reading in 2016, and he's necessary reading now.