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mahatmakanejeeves

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10. That DUer might have been me. I read the book about five years ago, and I

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 12, 2017, 06:23 PM

Sep 2017

and I couldn't praise it enough here.

If so, I completely agree with your assessment of it.

Douglas Blackmon was the Atlanta bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal. He is now at the University of Virginia.

I found the book a real eye-opener. It is that important.

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I bought that book years ago on the recommendation of a DUer malaise Sep 2017 #1

+1 FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #2

That DUer might have been me. I read the book about five years ago, and I mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #10

I recommended it to others malaise Sep 2017 #14

Remember the "economic justice v social justice" argument during the campaign? brush Sep 2017 #26

Simply put malaise Sep 2017 #28

It did win the Pulitzer prize in 2009. TeamPooka Sep 2017 #13

Yes it did and well deserved. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #24

I'm grateful that you posted this. ESPECIALLY in light of... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #3

Thank you Jackie. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #5

After reading "The First White President" in The Atlantic cyclonefence Sep 2017 #4

Not an easy read, cyclone. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #6

I've been a leftie all my life cyclonefence Sep 2017 #7

You are a good person, cyclone. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #8

Yep. The solutions that relied on segregation nullifying issues of bigotry ehrnst Sep 2017 #9

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2017 #11

+++ heaven05 Sep 2017 #12

hi. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #17

K&R also heaven05 Sep 2017 #19

And as Blackmon said sheshe2 Sep 2017 #20

Great post. So important to bring this to light. byronius Sep 2017 #15

Correct, byronius! sheshe2 Sep 2017 #21

thanks for post...going to order the book. iluvtennis Sep 2017 #16

When reading it... sheshe2 Sep 2017 #18

"Slaves without masters." The Civil War only ended legal slavery... VOX Sep 2017 #22

Thank you. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #25

K&R ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #23

you obviously can't have economic justice without it itself including people of color. Anything that JCanete Sep 2017 #27

The New Deal was for white people. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #29