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A review by msethna
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Tonya Bolden, Carol Anderson
5.0
This should be recommended reading for all high school students in US History courses. It is another eye opening read that has helped me educate myself about the oppression that POC have faced repeatedly from the beginning of time.
As I read each chapter one constant word kept coming to mind - FEAR. White people, and more often than not, white men are so fearful of people of color. I don't understand why we fear POC so much that we continue to try to "keep them down" and treat them like slaves or second class citizens. Our politicians and Supreme Court have continued to create laws knowing that they allow discrimination and segregation of POC.
It is disheartening that in 2018 we still live in a world where people are racist and in complete denial of how to treat others equally.
As I read each chapter one constant word kept coming to mind - FEAR. White people, and more often than not, white men are so fearful of people of color. I don't understand why we fear POC so much that we continue to try to "keep them down" and treat them like slaves or second class citizens. Our politicians and Supreme Court have continued to create laws knowing that they allow discrimination and segregation of POC.
It is disheartening that in 2018 we still live in a world where people are racist and in complete denial of how to treat others equally.