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Join us for a discussion of Clint Smith's How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America. In the book, 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 - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping America's collective history.
Zoom link: [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89089100257](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89089100257?pwd=UWFzcHBaa3ZxUWlHUHlkNUtzSktFd…)
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How the word is passed was an instant New York Times bestseller and was named in New York Times 10 Best Books of 2021 and Time's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021.
Borrow a copy of [How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America](https://catalog.westchesterlibraries.org/eg/opac/record/5180079)here.
YPL is also pleased to partner with the Writing Institute of Sarah Lawrence College to host Clint Smith on Thursday, April 21st for "The Stories We Tell, The Stories We Write: Clint Smith & Kishauna Soljour in conversation". [Learn more and register here](https://apply.slc.edu/register/StoriesWeTell2022).