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SUMMARY:Banned Book Club - Caste: The Origins of our Discontents
DESCRIPTION:The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Warmth of Other Suns e
 xamines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how ou
 r lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions—now wi
 th a new afterword by the author.\n\n“As we go about our daily lives\, c
 aste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater\, flashlight cast down in
  the aisles\, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hier
 archy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—whic
 h groups have it and which do not.”\n\nBeyond race\, class\, or other fa
 ctors\, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives 
 and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America
 \, India\, and Nazi Germany\, Isabel Wilkerson explores eight pillars that
  underlie caste systems across civilizations\, including divine will\, blo
 odlines\, stigma\, and more. Using riveting stories about people—includi
 ng Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, baseball’s Satchel Paige\, a single father
  and his toddler son\, Wilkerson herself\, and many others—she shows the
  ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. Final
 ly\, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and
  destructive separations of human divisions\, toward hope in our common hu
 manity.\n\nNew members are always welcome! Please email leah@hpfc.lib.ms.u
 s with any questions.\n\nOriginal listing: https://engagedpatrons.org/Even
 tsExtended.cfm?SiteID=7284&EventID=600856&PK=\n\nDetails: https://hattiesb
 urg.events/events/172b96bd-1c0e-45df-8a63-6f5a61f44e7c
LOCATION:Hattiesburg Library
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