Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American RacismNew · Nonfiction, History, Education
Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
2025 · 400 pages · Nonfiction
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New
★ 4.45 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025). 4.45★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 50%+38
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #101 of the 220 history books we rank
- #156 of the 730 new books we rank
- #428 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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