Political Rewind: Author Jerald Walker Dissects His Book 'How To Make A Slave And Other Essays'
Thursday on Political Rewind: A\xa0conversation with author Jerald Walker, writer of \u201cHow to Make a Slave and Other Essays.\u201d\n\nWalker\u2019s collection is a finalist for a National Book award. It gives an intimate account of the experience of the writer as an African American man in the United States. In the process of examining his own questions about race, Walker challenges white readers to confront their assumptions of the Black experiences in America today.\n\nIf recent years have begun a long-needed and vital conversation among white people about racial justice, the essays in \u201cHow to Make a Slave\u201d eviscerate preconceived ideas of race with wry wit and unyielding honesty.