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This has been hanging out on my tbr shelves for a long time, and I finally dove in. Written by a white woman who works as an antiracism educator and trainer, the book focuses on the myths and false ideologies that keep white people from being able to acknowledge their own internal racism and be able to confront and discuss racism. A lot of gut checks while reading this one as she pushes the reader into a productive and necessary discomfort!

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#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

Both informative and infuriating, the authors offer a look at how culture wars, not policy, shape our political systems. 4.5⭐️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In a cult of full of bigots, DC Stephenson was Grand Asshole. In 1920s Indiana, the KKK was infiltrating the government and its agencies under the guise of morality warriors. Charlatans are slithery, and stop at nothing, especially fear, to amass support. The heinous assault of Madge Oberholtzer, and her brave deathbed proclamations, brought this so-called moral, religious man down. A big “thanks” to my FIL for this rec!

Very good and a bit terrifying! #hauntedshelf @PuddleJumper #flerken
@TheSpineView #spookoween

For August's #2024ReadingBrackets NONFICTION I chose the tagged book by Timothy Egan. It‘s a grisly yet engrossing account of the Ku Klux Klan‘s rise to power in Indiana in the 1920s. The parallels to today are also scary and sobering. It was a fascinating read that also took down its challenger and moves to a semifinal slot. Honorable mention for a wild-card slot was “Beyond the High Blue Air” by Lu Spinney, a poignant, heartbreaking memoir.