How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America African American History Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America African American History Esperanza SpaldingThis important and timely (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in Americaand how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarksthose that are honest about the past and those that are notthat offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in