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    Summary and Analysis of Between the World and Me: Based on the Book by Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Summary and Analysis of Between the World and Me: Based on the Book by Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Summary and Analysis of Between the World and Me: Based on the Book by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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    Summary and Analysis of Between the World and Me: Based on the Book by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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    So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Between the World and Me tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book.

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    This short summary and analysis of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates includes:
     
    • Historical context
    • Section-by-section summaries
    • Themes and symbols
    • Detailed timeline of key events
    • Important quotes
    • Fascinating trivia
    • Glossary of terms
    • Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work
     
    About Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates:
     
    Written in the form of a letter to his young son, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s National Book Award winner, Between the World and Me, is a powerful personal essay that addresses the history of racism in America and its impact on our lives today.
     
    Using his own experiences and observations as a starting point, Coates poses questions and imparts insights about the systematic oppression of persons of color, covering topics from the dark days of slavery to growing up in Baltimore in a “black body” to all-too-common instances of police brutality and everyday discrimination.
     
    The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateNov 29, 2016
    ISBN9781504043076
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      Summary and Analysis of Between the World and Me - Worth Books

      Contents

      Context

      Overview

      Summary

      Themes and Symbols

      Timeline

      Cast of Characters

      Direct Quotes and Analysis

      Trivia

      What’s That Word?

      Critical Response

      About Ta-Nehisi Coates

      For Your Information

      Bibliography

      Copyright

      Context

      In this book-length essay, Ta-Nehisi Coates addresses the history of racism in the United States, and its manifestation in current events and modern life, through the lens of his own experiences. The original work is presented as a letter to his son, Samori, to whom he wishes to impart certain lessons about being a person of color in America.

      According to Benjamin Wallace-Wells’ reportage in New York magazine, Coates had been reading The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin when he met with President Obama and others for a discussion of universal health care. Aware of criticism that Coates had of the president, specifically about his current policies that acknowledge class but not race—and perhaps sensing Coates’ frustration—President Obama said to him, Don’t despair.

      Reflecting on Baldwin’s views (in contrast to the optimism of the early Civil Rights activists) during a discussion with his editor, Christopher Jackson, Ta-Nehisi Coates was challenged to pick up the mantle that James Baldwin left behind.

      By the time Between the World and Me was published in 2015, Coates was already widely recognized for his powerful journalism, having been a reporter, feature writer, and blogger, often covering issues of race in America. He published a memoir in 2008 called The Beautiful Struggle, in which he spoke of what it was like growing up in Baltimore, and reflected on his relationship with his influential father, Paul Coates.

      Drawing on the author’s experiences, tremendous scholarship,

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