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  1. Book Review: 'How the Word Is Passed,' by Clint Smith

    Julian Lucas is a contributing writer for the Book Review. HOW THE WORD IS PASSED. A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America. By Clint Smith. 336 pp. Little, Brown & Company. $29. A ...

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    Clint Smith is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism, the Stowe Prize and selected by the New York Times as one of the 10 best books of 2021.

  3. Clint Smith's 'How The Word Is Passed' And Race History : NPR

    How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith. Little Brown & Co. One hundred years ago, from May 31 through June 1, 1921, a group of white police ...

  4. HOW THE WORD IS PASSED

    IndieBound Bestseller. National Book Critics Circle Winner. A Black journalist and poet calls for a reconsideration of the way America teaches its history of slavery. "The story our country tells about the Civil War often flattens some of its otherwise complex realities," writes New Orleans native Smith, a staff writer for the Atlantic.

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  6. Need a Modern Update on American History? Meet Clint Smith

    Inside the List. Need a Modern Update on American History? Meet Clint Smith. "This book is about 8 places. It could have been about 1008," said Clint Smith, author of "How the Word is Passed ...

  7. 'How the Word Is Passed': The stories we tell about race

    July 29, 2021. Poet and Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith, in his new book "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America," has created something subtle and ...

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    Review by Martha Anne Toll. June 4, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. EDT ... published a debut book of poetry, ... How these gaps are filled is key to "How the Word Is Passed." The title comes from a Black ...

  9. Review of How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

    A masterful exploration of the physical legacy of slavery in America. With legislatures around the U.S. rushing to ban the teaching of critical race theory, it's clear that the backlash against an honest appraisal of systemic racism remains virulent and damaging.It's this reactionism that makes How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith not ...

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  11. Reviews of How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

    Book Summary. The Atlantic staff writer and poet Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an ...

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    The New York Review of Books "In this exploration of the ways we talk about — and avoid talking about — slavery, ... Clint Smith is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America," which was a #1 New York Times bestseller, winner of the National Book Critics ...

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    A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021. This compelling "important and timely" (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an ...

  14. How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith

    The New York Review of Books "In this exploration of the ways we talk about — and avoid talking about — slavery, Smith blends reportage and deep critical thinking to produce a work that interrogates both history and memory." ... Clint Smith is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History ...

  15. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across

    Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic.He is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2021. He is also the author of the poetry collection Counting Descent. The book won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book ...

  16. Book Review: How the Word Is Passed

    Book Review: How the Word Is Passed. Marcus L. Smith View all authors and affiliations. Based on: How the Word Is Passed by Smith Clint, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2021. 336 pp. with index. $29.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 9780316492935.

  17. Book Review: How the Word Is Passed

    Book Review: How the Word Is Passed Marcus L. Smith How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2021. 336 pp. with index. $29.00 (hardcover).

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  19. Donald Trump is selling Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal

    NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House.. Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday urging his supporters to buy the "God Bless the USA Bible," which is inspired by country singer Lee Greenwood's patriotic ballad.

  20. Clint Smith's Back-to-Back, Genre-Spanning Best Sellers

    In 2021, "How the Word Is Passed" was on the hardcover nonfiction list for five weeks. Now Smith is back — with a book of poetry on the fiction list. "The book feels like it's an ode to ...

  21. Yes, You Have to Install Battle.net to Play Diablo 4 via PC Game Pass

    Diablo 4 hits Game Pass this week as the first Blizzard game on Microsoft's subscription service since the $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard. However, there are a few hoops you need to ...

  22. Trump Bible: Journey behind Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA Bible'

    It's my favorite book," Trump said in a video posted to social media Tuesday, encouraging supporters to purchase the "God Bless The USA Bible." "Religion is so important and so missing ...

  23. Book of Donald: Trump hawks special 'God Bless the USA' Bibles for $60

    In response, Gregory Minchak, of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, commented: "There's not a cross nor a picture of Jesus on the page, but plenty of photos of Trump.Who do you think this $60 ...

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    Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for How the Word Is Passed: ... This is a book for those who don't know the history of slavery in America and its continued profound impact on all aspects of our society, and it's likely that those who think they know actually don't. ... In How the Word is Passed Clint Smith takes the reader on a ...

  25. Netflix Is In A Bind With '3 Body Problem' Season 2

    This post was published on 3/23 and republished on 3/25. Netflix has just debuted its sci-fi epic, 3 Body Problem, this past week, and it's landed at #2 on the top 10 list in the US. But if you ...

  26. Open Roads Review (PC): A Memorable Trip Into A Family's ...

    Open Roads uses a family mystery to explore the relationship between a mother and daughter. This narrative adventure, set in the early 2000s, gets the details just right.

  27. Baldur's Gate 3's Collective Dialogue Has Triple the Word Count of the

    Baldur's Gate 3 contains triple the word count of The Lord of the Rings books with a total cutscene runtime that is twice as long as HBO's Game of Thrones series, Larian Studios founder Swen ...

  28. Xbox Game Pass Adds Its Biggest Game Since Starfield

    Review: "In a sense, Diablo 4 is perfect for both franchise mainstays and newcomers alike. The lore of Sanctuary expands drastically while the game, story and all, is large enough to keep new ...

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    The new remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film comes up short, caught between an unironic '80s homage and a more wised-up contemporary sensibility.

  30. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across

    Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic.He is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2021. He is also the author of the poetry collection Counting Descent. The book won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book ...