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If I'd quit reading other materials, my book list might go away, but I don't think that is happening. There's always something else that I am interested in learning about. I also started this journey to unlearn racism so there are new items, articles and books coming out that might shed new light on the subject and give me other things I can actually do. That has led to two different discussion groups on Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. by Lenny Duncan. Related to this topic, I would recommend the Overground Railroad about travel for African Americans during Jim Crow and after, A Sin by Any Other Name by Robert W. Lee, a descendant of Robert E. Lee, and How to Be Anti-racist by Ibram X. Kendi.
I tend to read a lot of non-fiction. Sometimes I start a novel and have trouble staying interested. My recent reading has been historical fiction like the The Alice Network about women spies in WWII and their struggles. I also read American Princess about Teddy Roosevelt's daughter, Alice and The Moor's Account about an African man who was on an early expedition to America and his experiences. These are all worth reading. I like these as usually some one has done extensive research into what might have happened. They remind me of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and the Giver of Stars and The Nickel Boys about a reform school in Florida that illustrates systemic racism and mistreatment of children in state custody. I intend to keep reading on racism and have a couple of books coming, like The Hate U Give. I am also tackling Bring the War Home about the white power movement. So far it has been hard to get into. I hope to find a good novel and take a break from the hard reading, but I do enjoy it on the other hand. Without reading, my life would be quite different and I don't really want to go there. --Carolyn
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