How the word is passed [LP] : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America
by Smith, Clint (Author)
Summary
'How the Word is Passed' is Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not... Full description
- "The 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:" The 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:" GoreĢe Island
- "I lived it:" epilogue
- About this project.