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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Part 2)

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Part 2)

FromLit Society: Books and Drama


Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Part 2)

FromLit Society: Books and Drama

ratings:
Length:
74 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Before finishing our discussion of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, we're talking about the first black pilots who helped us all get flewed out. Never forget, they broke boundaries and shattered ceilings so that none of us would have to fly Spirit today. They were uppity in more ways than one, and we can't help but aspire to their level flyness.
Then it's on to Caste, a book Kari calls "a history book somewhat like any other you'd find in a well-stocked high school classroom." Of course, there are a few key differences. For one, Caste doesn't fade to black when it comes to the horrors of post-slavery America. It also lays out Nazi obsession with the American caste system and the reasons why our brand of cruelty was so popular with "der Führer". 

Got the bandwidth for uncomfortable facts? This episode’s for you! 
LET’S GET LIT!
 

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Released:
Aug 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

LIT Society is the hilarious weekly book podcast that’s making a global community of listeners fall in love again with reading. Thursdays, join life-long friends Kari and Alexis as they use books to explore pop culture and personal peculiarities. From Tolstoy to Toni Morrison, this is the virtual book club for you!