I am about 2/3 of the way through. I had already read her book "The Warmth of Other Suns" which was a great eye opener for me. I lived through the last half of the great migration, knew people who were part of that social shift, supported CORE and lots of other stuff yet was blind to the larger picture. Shall I say that I now hear the so…
I am about 2/3 of the way through. I had already read her book "The Warmth of Other Suns" which was a great eye opener for me. I lived through the last half of the great migration, knew people who were part of that social shift, supported CORE and lots of other stuff yet was blind to the larger picture. Shall I say that I now hear the song "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" with expanded understanding.
As for "Caste", it is helping me to understand how effectively embedded social structures have separated the life experiences of Black people, other citizens of color and White people from our many, varied life experiences so that even when we are working and living together, so much is invisible, especially to the privileged. It is rather like being in an aquarium. If I press myself against the glass I can pretend to see and understand what it is like to live on the other side of the glass, and really believe I've seen all there is to see and know. I am grateful for the many Black and Brown writers who are able, like Ms. Wilkerson, to share their truths.
Thank you for sharing! I’m eager to read Warmth of Other Suns. I found Caste by chance at the library and feel both liberated and saddened by what I’ve learned.
I read Warmth of Other Suns about a month ago. Wilkerson made the Great Migration come alive by focusing on the personal stories of 3 individuals who migrated North at the beginning, in the middle and near the end of the Great Migration.
I am about 2/3 of the way through. I had already read her book "The Warmth of Other Suns" which was a great eye opener for me. I lived through the last half of the great migration, knew people who were part of that social shift, supported CORE and lots of other stuff yet was blind to the larger picture. Shall I say that I now hear the song "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" with expanded understanding.
As for "Caste", it is helping me to understand how effectively embedded social structures have separated the life experiences of Black people, other citizens of color and White people from our many, varied life experiences so that even when we are working and living together, so much is invisible, especially to the privileged. It is rather like being in an aquarium. If I press myself against the glass I can pretend to see and understand what it is like to live on the other side of the glass, and really believe I've seen all there is to see and know. I am grateful for the many Black and Brown writers who are able, like Ms. Wilkerson, to share their truths.
Thank you for sharing! I’m eager to read Warmth of Other Suns. I found Caste by chance at the library and feel both liberated and saddened by what I’ve learned.
I read Warmth of Other Suns about a month ago. Wilkerson made the Great Migration come alive by focusing on the personal stories of 3 individuals who migrated North at the beginning, in the middle and near the end of the Great Migration.