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abetterjulie 's review for:
The Souls of Black Folk
by W.E.B. Du Bois
There were two profound lessons I took from this collection of essays.
1. 1903 looks a lot like 2017 for race relations and black freedoms. While this is crushingly depressing, it is also critically important to know. White people have to do better, and that leads me to the other lesson learned.
2. Most white people know very little about black history - by design. This is how systemic racism works. The system is literally keeping us from doing better by manipulating what we learn. If you don't believe me, read these essays and mark every person and historical event new to you. I have an embarrassing number, and I plan to fix it by reading more. All it takes is wanting to make those changes and bringing them into the light.
1. 1903 looks a lot like 2017 for race relations and black freedoms. While this is crushingly depressing, it is also critically important to know. White people have to do better, and that leads me to the other lesson learned.
2. Most white people know very little about black history - by design. This is how systemic racism works. The system is literally keeping us from doing better by manipulating what we learn. If you don't believe me, read these essays and mark every person and historical event new to you. I have an embarrassing number, and I plan to fix it by reading more. All it takes is wanting to make those changes and bringing them into the light.