A review by katscribefever
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis

5.0

This book delves into the core of America's most egregious sin: the foundation and maintenance of a civilization that stays "on top" through various degradations of all peoples who do not appear to be European American. It tackles so many issues, some I've read about before and a few I had never heard anything about. Reading through this pricked my heart time and again--in truth, it overwhelmed me with the huge mountain of work still undone--but as the text wrapped up I felt I could hear a swelling orchestra that was proclaiming that yes, the bridge to healthy racial relations in the United States will take an immense effort, but crossing that bridge will demonstrate the heart of God. A racially just world is one I must hold onto a willingness to work and hope for. There is a blurb on the cover of this book that says "A BOOK THAT EVERY WHITE PERSON--ESPECIALLY EVERY WHITE CHRISTIAN--MUST READ" and I couldn't agree more. I'm blown away.