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Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own | Eddie S Glaude
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James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race. In our own moment, when that confrontation feels more urgently needed than ever, what can we learn from his (…more)
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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I liked this dive into Baldwin's work around the civil rights movement and the comparison of attitudes then to now during the Trump era.
One picky issue I had was the author would occasionally refer to Baldwin as Jimmy. It felt a bit too personal and out of place.

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Suet624
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It took awhile but Libby finally came through with Glaude‘s book on Baldwin. This was a fascinating listen, providing greater detail on his life, on his novels, on his evolution in thinking about what needed to be done or even what could be done to deal with racism. The last chapter included Glaude‘s powerful report on visiting Montgomery and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial

Graywacke Glad Libby came through. 🙂 More so, glad you enjoyed. It‘s such a great book to spend time with. And the audio was terrific, no? 4y
Suet624 @Graywacke YES! I‘m not a big audio fan but I think that was the best way for me to absorb that book. 4y
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BookMaven9
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Powerful! Powerful! A must read for everyone. Learn about the great lie, James Baldwin and systemic racism in a way that you will see the entire country in a different light.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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#Two4TuesdayGiveaway @TheSpineView

1. I‘m more likely to share than keep, unless I particularly loved it. Then I‘ll keep.

2. This is not easy ... there are so many ... so I chose the tagged book. 😎

@KVanRead @TheBookHippie Care to join in? 🥰

TheSpineView So many good books! It is a dilemma! 📚📚📚 5y
TheBookHippie I still think it‘s MONDAY 🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♀️ 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @TheBookHippie I‘ve been in the same spot today! 🗓 ⏰ 5y
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Floresj
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This book is a great conglomerate of biography, literary analysis, societal analysis, history lesson, and editorial. It‘s good, succinct, informative, and puts the direction America will go squarely in the reader‘s lap.

BookMaven9 Excellent book 4y
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