Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation by Kris Manjapra

Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation

Kris Manjapra

256 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative medium-paced
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If the 1619 Project illuminated the ways in which life in the United States has been shaped by the existence of slavery, this “historical, literary masterpiece” (Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy) focuses on emancipation and how its afterlife further ...

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Moods

informative 96%
challenging 63%
reflective 50%
dark 26%
emotional 26%
sad 20%
inspiring 10%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 32%
fast 10%

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