I think Black History Month is a great time to read about the politics of race in the United States. Not to mention having a president that wants to ban people of certain religions and erect walls to keep people of other races out.
Democracy in Black is a startling reminder that this country is not equal. The author does a great job of outlining facts and laws that prove this fact to be true again and again. Our country has constructed an inextricable web of racial oppression, and Glaude shows us exactly how it was done. This is an essential read to begin to understand the real distribution of power and opportunity, and who is making it that way.
Though I was happy to receive a review copy from Blogging for Books, all opinions are my own.
