{"product_id":"how-the-word-is-passed","title":"How The Word Is Passed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA''S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have been hidden in plain sight.'' Afua Hirsch, author of \u003ci\u003eBrit(ish)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - which offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping a nation''s collective history, and our own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, \u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how some of our most essential stories are hidden in plain view - whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth or entire neighbourhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women and children has been deeply imprinted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow the Word is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark book that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of the United States. Chosen as a book of the year by President Barack Obama, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and more, fans of \u003ci\u003eBrit(ish) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNatives\u003c\/i\u003e will be utterly captivated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eHow the Word is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e frees history, frees humanity to reckon\u003c\/b\u003e honestly with the legacy of slavery. \u003cb\u003eWe need this book\u003c\/b\u003e.'' Ibram X. Kendi, Number One \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An \u003cb\u003eextraordinary contribution\u003c\/b\u003e to the way we understand ourselves.'' Julian Lucas, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The detail and depth of the storytelling is \u003cb\u003evivid and visceral\u003c\/b\u003e, making history \u003cb\u003epresent and real\u003c\/b\u003e.'' Hope Wabuke, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This isn''t just a work of history, it''s an \u003cb\u003eintimate, active exploration\u003c\/b\u003e of how we''re still constructing and distorting our history.\" Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''In re-examining neighbourhoods, holidays and quotidian sites, \u003cb\u003eSmith forces us to reconsider what we think we know about American history\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A history of slavery in this country \u003cb\u003eunlike anything you''ve read before\u003c\/b\u003e.'' \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written, evocative\u003c\/b\u003e, and timely meditation on the way slavery is commemorated in the United States.'' Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307413709182,"sku":"NW9780349701196","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349701196.jpg?v=1778699364","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/how-the-word-is-passed","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}