List of posts pertaining to race in America

Hello, dear Readers!

Are you looking for books about race and/or white supremacy? This is what I’ve read (willy nilly) over the past 8 years. Most of these were just lucky finds, often from the New Arrivals shelf at my library. Some of these (towards the bottom) are books I haven’t read yet!

I’m using the term “race” broadly, to include “people of color” and indigenous Americans.

I’ve also written about lectures and personal experiences.

Sorry about the rough formatting. Dates (column two) are given in YYYYMMDD format, which can be used with the blog archive to find my reviews/essays. Or use the blog search function with the author’s name (third and fourth columns). If there’s nothing in the third and fourth column, I am the author.

“Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher…Edward Curtis”	20130519	Timothy	Egan	biography
“The Eve of Destruction – How 1965 Transformed America”	20130603	James T	Patterson	sociology
“Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences”	20130804	Richard	Pryor	autobiography
“Detroit – An American Autopsy”	20130907	Charlie	LeDuff	urban planning
“The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger”	20130915	Richard	Wilkenson	sociology
“Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance”	20131004	Carla	Kaplan	lecture review
“Playing the enemy – Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation”	20131016	John	Carlin	political science
“My Beloved World”	20131118	Sonia	Sotomayor	autobiography
Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) – Rest in Peace	20131206			essay Gitchell
“Tangled Webs – How false statements are undermining America: from Martha Steward to Bernie Madoff”	20140108	James B	Stewart	sociology
“American Mirror – The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell”	20140205	Deborah	Solomon	biography
“Hellhound On His Trail: the electrifying account of the largest manhunt in American history”	20141030	Hampton	Sides	history – recent
My Days in Court – Reflections on Jury Duty	20150217			essay Gitchell
“Son of the Rough South – an Uncivil Memoir”	20160109	Karl	Flemming	autobiography
“The Color of Water”	20160410	James	McBride	autobiography
“Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption”	20160924	Bryan	Stevenson	sociology
Constitution Day Lecture – SU – 2016	20161105	Akhim	Reen	lecture review
“Growing Up in the Other Atlantic City” and “Why We Chose This Way”	20161217	Turiya S.A.	Raheem	autobiography & creative non fiction
Women’s Protest March (Trenton, NJ) and protest memories	20170122			essay Gitchell
Women’s March in Trenton (2) – about Elder Sister	20170125			essay Gitchell
Ms. Edith Savage-Jennings – Elder Sister	20170128			essay Gitchell
The Central State University Chorus in performance	20170328			concert review
Intersectionality – a personal essay	20170525			essay Gitchell
In honor of MLK Day (1) – Remembering Lillie Belle Allen and York, PA	20180116			essay Gitchell
In Honor of MLK Day (2) – Remembering Lillie Belle Allen and York, PA	20180220			essay Gitchell
Having Our Say: Women of Color in the 2018 Election	20181019	Sheila	Oliver	lecture review
“Becoming”	20181214	Michelle	Obama	autobiography
Drawing Fire –  A Pawnee…WW II	20190719	Brummett	Echohawk	autobiography
When I Was White – A Memoir	20190827	Sarah	Valentine	autobiography
Constitution Day Lecture – SU 2019 – J Biskupic	20190920	Joan	Biskupic	lecture review
Say Her Name – Lillie Belle Allen	20200610			essay Gitchell
Senator Cory Booker virtual town hall	20200621			essay Gitchell
“Race in America” in my blog	20200628			essay Gitchell
“Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy”	20201018	David	Zucchino	history
“Whistling Vivaldi – How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” by Claude M. Steele	20201017	Claude	Steele	sociology
“Rain of Gold” by Victor E. Villasenor	20200829	Victort	Villasenor	history

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“The Brothers – the Road to an American Tragedy” by Masha Gessen

I remember where I was when I heard that the Boston Marathon had been bombed on April 15, 2013. I was at work, where somebody always had a radio on. I felt surprise and sadness. Sadness because the Boston Marathon was so wholesome, so much fun for the Boston, so positive and exciting. I attended a few years previous, staying with my sister in Natick MA, a block from the marathon course. I cheered and waved and enjoyed myself, thinking “I should do this every year!”

I have not returned.

This documentary book is detailed and well organized. I didn’t read it completely, but I’m glad to know I can refer to it when I wish.

I also glanced at Gessen’s book The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. More careful documentation. Finally, Gessen published Surviving Autocracy in June of 2020. I hope I don’t need it.