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The story of Devonte Harris was shocking enough for me to put down the book after half an hour of reading.
— Dec 20, 2020 08:46PM
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Alana Benjamin
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"Casteism is the investment in keeping the hierarchy as it is in order to maintain your own ranking, advantage, privilege, or to elevate yourself above others or keep others beneath you." (70)
— Aug 22, 2020 06:41PM
Alana Benjamin
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"Hostility towards the lowest caste became part of the initiation rite into citizenship in America. Thus, people who had descended from Africans became the unifying foil in solidifying the caste system, the bar against which all others could measure themselves approvingly." (51)
— Aug 21, 2020 08:30PM
Alana Benjamin
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"race is a human invention, a social construct, not a biological one, and that in seeking to understand the divisions and disparities in the United States, we have typically fallen into quicksand and mythology of race." (24-25)
— Aug 17, 2020 12:04PM
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I bought this book a couple of months ago. I gave it to my mom to read first. She still has it because she is reading it for the third time. I guess she is enjoying the read. Can’t wait to hear what you think.
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Chandra wrote: "I bought this book a couple of months ago. I gave it to my mom to read first. She still has it because she is reading it for the third time. I guess she is enjoying the read. Can’t wait to hear wha..."Wow! Three times! I can barely get through the first read. It is so detailed but I am really enjoying and appreciate how she presented the information about caste in America.
