A review by shoelessmama
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People by Ben Crump

4.0

9/10. Should be required reading. Especially for those who don't understand why "black lives matter" needs to be pointed out to people, unlike "all lives matter" which goes without saying. Additionally I was glad that the author included 12 action steps to take at the end of the book. Often I leave books like this feeling a sense of hopelessness about the system and what I personally can do to help. I don't think most people would want the system to continue as it is if they truly understood the depth of the problems. They are stated as "personal" action steps, however many of the steps are things we need to do as a society. I think it's more about getting the information about each of the steps out there which can be difficult, but it can be done.