How the Word Is Passed : A Reckoning with the History of SlaveryAcross America / Clint Smith.

By:

Smith, Clint, 1988-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Back Bay Books / Little Brown and Company, 2022.Edition: paperback editionDescription: 334 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780316492928

LOC classification:

S644h 2022

Contents:

Contenidos : “Whole city is a memorial to slavery” — Prologue “There's a difference between history and nostalgia” — Monticello Plantation “An open book, up under the sky” — Whitney Plantation “I can't change what happened here” — Angola Prison “I don't know if it's true or not, but I like it” — Blandford Cemetery “Our Independence Day” — Galveston Island “We were the good guys, right?” — New York City “One slave is too much” — Gorée Island “I lived it” — Epilogue

Summary: How the Word Is Passed explores how the legacy of slavery continues to shape America. Clint Smith visits historical sites—from plantations in Virginia and Louisiana, to Angola Prison, Juneteenth celebrations in Texas, New York City, and Gorée Island in Senegal—to examine how slavery is remembered, memorialized, or erased. Through these visits, Smith highlights the gap between national narratives and the lived experiences of enslaved people, showing how history, memory, and storytelling influence contemporary racial and social inequality. The book ultimately emphasizes the importance of confronting the full truth of America’s past to understand its present.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	S644h 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000198032

Contenidos : “Whole city is a memorial to slavery” — Prologue

“There's a difference between history and nostalgia” — Monticello Plantation

“An open book, up under the sky” — Whitney Plantation

“I can't change what happened here” — Angola Prison

“I don't know if it's true or not, but I like it” — Blandford Cemetery

“Our Independence Day” — Galveston Island

“We were the good guys, right?” — New York City

“One slave is too much” — Gorée Island

“I lived it” — Epilogue

How the Word Is Passed explores how the legacy of slavery continues to shape America. Clint Smith visits historical sites—from plantations in Virginia and Louisiana, to Angola Prison, Juneteenth celebrations in Texas, New York City, and Gorée Island in Senegal—to examine how slavery is remembered, memorialized, or erased. Through these visits, Smith highlights the gap between national narratives and the lived experiences of enslaved people, showing how history, memory, and storytelling influence contemporary racial and social inequality. The book ultimately emphasizes the importance of confronting the full truth of America’s past to understand its present.

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