Tonight I am hosting the first meeting of the Civil War Memory book group for this site’s paid subscribers. We are meeting to discuss Clint Smith’s book, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. As I prepare some notes and questions for this gathering, I’ve been thinking about the book’s title. It’s so evocative of the ways in which Americans have attempted and often struggled to tell stories about the past and to ensure that those stories are passed down to the next generation.
I did not get the email with the zoom either
Likewise, I can't find the link.
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I'll be there. I haven't finished the book. 😒
In addition to the book, highly recommended Clint Smith’s Crash Course on Black American History. https://thecrashcourse.com/topic/bah/