Written as a direct, unflinching letter to his teenage son, Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt toBetween The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates answer the hardest questions about race, history, and the physical realities of being Black in America. Pivoting between American history and his personal awakening at Howard University, Coates offers a raw, poetic look at the burdens and joys of navigating a world not always built for your survival.

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