This is the fire : what I say to my friends about racism / Don Lemon.
"As America’s only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, and on America’s systemic flaws speak for his millions of fans. Now, in an urgent, deeply personal, riveting plea, he shows us all how deep our problems lie, and what we can do to begin to fix them. Beginning with a letter to one of his Black nephews, he proceeds with reporting and reflections on his slave ancestors, his upbringing in the shadows of segregation, and his adult confrontations with politicians, activists, and scholars. In doing so, Lemon offers a searing and poetic ultimatum to America. He visits the slave port where a direct ancestor was shackled and shipped to America. He recalls a slave uprising in Louisiana, just a few miles from his birthplace. And he takes us to the heart of the 2020 protests in New York City. As he writes to his young nephew: We must resist racism every single day. We must resist it with love." --publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316273527
- ISBN: 031627352X
- Physical Description: 275 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: A letter to my nephew -- Do I but dream -- We didn't get here by accident -- My Lord, what a mourning when the stars begin to fall -- Seeking justice in the land of law and order -- Of movies, myths, and monuments -- About the Benjamins -- How change happens. |
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Subject: | Racism > United States. African Americans > Civil rights. African Americans > Social conditions. Anti-racism > United States. United States > Race relations. Large type books. |
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Albright Memorial Library | LARGE TYPE 305.89 LEMON (Text) | 50686015718948 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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