Saturday, July 4, 2020

Broken Heart of America

The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the violent history of the United States / Walter Johnson, 517 pgs.

A comprehensive history of St. Louis and the treatment of African Americans since long before Missouri was a state.  As you can imagine, not a lot of "light" content, in fact most is quite horrifying.  Still, I can't imagine not reading this book if you have any connection to St. Louis although the experiences here are, unfortunately fairly universal or at least indicative of the race issues prevalent in the U.S.

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