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Thumper
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Username: Thumper
Post Number: 218
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 02:57 pm: | 
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Hello All,
I started this history book yesterday and am half way through it. Remarkable. I have been black all my life, and even I did not know how deeply racism in this country runs. I love books that can enlighten and educate me with boring me all to hell. At The Hands of Persons Unknown by Philip Dray was one of these books, and so far Tell The Court I Love My Wife by Peter Wallenstein is another one. Reading this book has truly been an eye opener. Starting in the 1600s there were laws against miscegenation, before this country was even a country. The book is a smooth read. I'll let you all know how I feel about it when I'm done.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1403964084/aalbccom-20 |
Thumper
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Username: Thumper
Post Number: 222
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 09:01 pm: |
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Hello All,
I'm just about done with Tell The Court. It's been an eye-opening experience. The book is legal history of the antimiscegenation laws and the cases that was generated because of the laws in this country, starting as far back as 1691. A fascinating read. Because the book is a legal history, there were times that it got dry. But overall, it's a real good book. I'm going to go off and finish the last chapter then it's on to the next book Brothers In Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton. Yep, I've fallen into my non-fiction mode for now. |
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