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Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth
Ukweli is the Swahili word for truth. In this book of essays and poetry, South Carolina writers and poets explore truths about American racism. Forty-seven writers and poets provide insight into the struggles Black people have faced as they’ve made substantial contributions to America, and helped to define its
soul. The personal accounts and insights will educate White Americans about the systematic racial bias employed to stymie African American progress. Ukweli presents personal truths learned about race relations in this country to show a part of American history often overlooked or misunderstood. This book was inspired by a poetry, lecture, and dialogue series of the same name organized by poet Horace Mungin in 2020 at Charleston’s McLeod Plantation.
soul. The personal accounts and insights will educate White Americans about the systematic racial bias employed to stymie African American progress. Ukweli presents personal truths learned about race relations in this country to show a part of American history often overlooked or misunderstood. This book was inspired by a poetry, lecture, and dialogue series of the same name organized by poet Horace Mungin in 2020 at Charleston’s McLeod Plantation.
297 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2022
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Horace Mungin
16 books1 followerHorace Mungin is an author and sometime poet. He is author of "Dope Hustler's Jazz" a collection of poetry and "The Devil Beats His Wife" a collection of short stories set in the modern South. He has written seven other books."
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