Between the World and Me was a devastatingly relatable read that brought up many sentiments that I have faced and seen projected onto other black people throughout my years.
My first takeaway would be the fact that America is held to such high moral standards, proclaiming to be “The home of the free and the brave,” but 40% of its population was enslaved for the first 250 years of existence, and the brave are chastised and are called outspoken. Coates plagues his readers with the question, “What is the American Dream?” Is the ideal outcome a white picket fence accompanied with a six figure salary? Or will we be truly happy once oppressors cease to exist and the constructed idea of whiteness is eliminated. American leads with the promises
My first takeaway would be the fact that America is held to such high moral standards, proclaiming to be “The home of the free and the brave,” but 40% of its population was enslaved for the first 250 years of existence, and the brave are chastised and are called outspoken. Coates plagues his readers with the question, “What is the American Dream?” Is the ideal outcome a white picket fence accompanied with a six figure salary? Or will we be truly happy once oppressors cease to exist and the constructed idea of whiteness is eliminated. American leads with the promises