RaveIowa City Press-CitizenBy comparing African-Americans’ situation to that of untouchables in India and Jews in Nazi Germany, Wilkerson achieves a remarkable refocusing on race — a kind of anthropological clarity ... Wilkerson’s use of personal and shared anecdotes, historical stories and pointed metaphors make the book extremely readable ... By utilizing a new terminology — dominant caste, ruling majority, upper caste, subordinate, lowest or bottom caste — surprising insights arise.
