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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
A letter to his son on being Black in America, the body, history and fear. Lyrical, angry and widely debated; an essential modern essay.
Read it if…
you want to understand a perspective with full force.
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Skip it if…
you want comfort.
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Three things you will actually use
- History lives in bodies.
- Question the Dream.
- Struggle is its own meaning.
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Read it in one sitting.
Our verdict
A letter to a son.
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