How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across AmericaNew · Nonfiction, History, Race
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
2021 · 336 pages · Nonfiction
71
New
★ 4.69 on Goodreads · 43K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2021). 4.69★ from 43K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
71Must-Read Score
- Critics50 out of 100 · counts 35%+20
- Readers84 out of 100 · counts 50%+48
- Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3
Where it ranks
- #24 of the 220 history books we rank
- #27 of the 730 new books we rank
- #82 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2021)
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2021)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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