In 1963, Robert F. Kennedy met with James Baldwin and other prominent activists to discuss Race in America. It didn’t go well. The activists charged RFK with being ignorant of black life, and Kennedy countered that the black elite deemphasized policy. In What Truth Sounds Like, Michael Eric Dyson asks a new generation to continue this essential conversation. The future of race and democracy hang in the balance.
A beautifully written book.
Chris Matthews, MSNBC
I think it’s the most important book I’ve read all year…It’s not just informative and enlightening; it tells a story of an essential moment in history.
Shaun King
A tour de force.
Harry Belafonte
