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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Between the World and Me tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Ta-Nehisi Coates's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates includes:
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About Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates: Written in the form of a letter to his young son, Ta-Nehisi Coates's National Book Award winner, Between the World and Me, is a powerful personal essay that addresses the history of racism in America and its impact on our lives today. Using his own experiences and observations as a starting point, Coates poses questions and imparts insights about the systematic oppression of persons of color, covering topics from the dark days of slavery to growing up in Baltimore in a "black body" to all-too-common instances of police brutality and everyday discrimination. The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
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“Ta-Nehisi Coates on His Work and the Painful Process of Getting Conscious.” NPR.
“Between the Lines: Ta-Nehisi Coates at the New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.” Livestream.
“‘Between the World and Me’: Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation on Being Black in America.” Democracy Now.
“A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates.” Isaac Chotiner, Slate.
“The Case for Reparations.” Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic.
“The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness.” Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic.
“The Paranoid Style of American Policing.” Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic.
“The Lessons of Jordan Davis’s Murder; Revisited.” Kristal Brent Zook, The Nation.
“Black Victim, Black Cop, Black County.” Jason Cherkis and Kevin Diaz, Washington City Paper.
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