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Like [a:Toni Morrison|3534|Toni Morrison|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1494211316p2/3534.jpg] very rightly said, this should be a MUST READ for every school. One of the most real accounts of how life is so different for white and black teenagers growing up. The stark contrast between their upbringing, their notion of a "good" childhood/teenage and their parent's beliefs is something I don't think we ever notice/think about otherwise. But race is the child of racism, not the father. And the process of naming “the people” has never been a matter of genealogy and physiognomy so much as one of hierarchy. Difference in hue and hair is old. But the belief in the preeminence of hue and hair, the notion that these factors can correctly organize a society and that they signify deeper attributes, which are indelible—this is the new idea at the heart of these new people who have been brought up hopelessly, tragically, deceitfully, to believe that they are white. This book sheds light to some very harsh truths about racism and people's mindset. You need to read this to get an idea about how privileged you are. And try doing better. Not being violent enough could cost me my body. Being too violent could cost me my body. We could not get out. This book is not gonna be an easy read, you as a person of privilege will feel questioned. You will feel uncomfortable and that is exactly the point. To ask uneasy questions to talk about things people have been taken for granted and breaking the racial stereotypes. This is a book that will make you question your every move, belief, ideology. And make you think and rethink them for good. The problem with the police is not that they are fascist pigs but that our country is ruled by majoritarian pigs. Each and every line from this book is quotable, is so damn intriguing. Definitely gonna read everything else written by this author. MUST MUST MUST READ. ONE OF THE BEST NON-FICTION BOOKS I've read in forever.