I just got a copy of Isabel Wilkerson’s book “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” I read her other book, “The Warmth of Other Suns” years ago. It won a Pulitzer Prize.
I read the first section, “Toxins In The Permafrost And Heat Rising All Around.” It brought back memories of the 2016 Presidential Election, which I won’t discuss in any detail. It does seem ironic now.
I have no doubt that “Caste” will be an uncomfortable read, like Wilkerson’s first one and like Michele Norris’s book, “Our Hidden Conversations.”
Just a reminder, Isabel Wilkerson is scheduled to speak as part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. events on February 5, 2025 at the University of Iowa Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF); Prem Sahai Auditorium. General admission is free although it’s a ticketed event, more information here.
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