Ta-Nehisi Coates - Between the World and Me

The controversial public black intellectual gives his framework for understanding American history and our current politics.  Coates gained public attention last year when he made a strong case for reparations for African Americans.

"The answer is American history." P. 6

At Gettysburg who did Lincoln mean by "the people?"  P. 6

The brutality of American history.  P. 12

I decide that I will not finish this book.  It is too dense for me although I like the above comments.