![]() ![]() Who is this “we”? Where did he get this impression? Correct me if I’m wrong, but one of the most iconic books about racism in America was written by a southern white woman. ![]() In a review by The New York Times (which itself is a piece of work), he said: “We tend to think of racism and slavery as something that’s appropriate only for black artists to engage with, and there’s something troubling and perverse about that.” (So, I guess that makes this his black person dissertation.) But I can already tell Winters is in over his head. ![]() He even studied the works of Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler and Ta-Nehisi Coates to better prepare himself. Check out this list of black history books I read.” - This guy, apparently Winters isn’t qualified to write this book “Of course I can write about the modern-day experience of African-Americans. This book has already lost me because … 1. The twist? The book takes place in the modern era, in a United States in which slavery has not been abolished. Marshal Service to track down other fugitive slaves who have escaped their captivity. The book, which was released this week, tells the story of Victor, a former slave who works for the U.S. I have not yet read Ben Winters’ Underground Airlines, and I sure as hell don’t plan to. ![]()
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