Book Study: "How the word is Passed: A reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America," by Clint Smith

Book Study: "How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America," by Clint Smith Published.  2022; 352 pages; visualsHow the Word is Passed: Lesson Plans, Dialectic Journal;  42 pages, 6388 words, many visualsClint Smith’s book reckons with the lies told about American historyThe author traveled around the country to understand place and collective memory•Author Clint Smith: “I think part of the issue is that so many people around the country are operating with a different understanding of what the history of this country is.” Clint SmithBY DAVID DENNIS JR. @DAVIDDTSSJune 1, 2021 Guided tour of slave places throughout the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Smith visits locations and tries to tie the past to the present.How the Word is Passed: 42 pages, 6388 words, many visualsAt just 32, Clint Smith has already become a nationally recognized name through his poetry collection, Counting Descent, and his work as a staff writer at The Atlantic. He’s also a colleague wh