Please purchase and read/listen to “The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America” by Andres Resendez before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 7-9pm EST (UTC-5).
The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation's Reading for Understanding monthly virtual book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read the book and make time for the discussion.
To learn that it was mass slavery, and not solely disease and epidemics that eradicated the lives of Indigeneous people in America. This book is imperative to comprehend the untold story of the enslavement of Indigenous People.
– Alicia and Sabrina, Reading for Understanding Workgroup
“Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of Natives who were kidnapped and enslaved by the conquistadors.”
Purchase the book from Word Up Community Bookshop, New York, New York.
Each month we are celebrating a black-owned bookstore. Please consider supporting Word Up Community Bookshop, New York, New York, https://www.wordupbooks.com
Please purchase and read/listen to “The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America” by Andres Resendez before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 7-9pm EST (UTC-5).
Reading for Understanding
Monthly virtual book discussions hosted by the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation
As a learning organization, the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation seeks to provide opportunities to promote understanding and empathy. Book discussions provide participants with a shared experience and an opportunity to engage with others.
The Center’s Reading for Understanding monthly book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read the book and make time for the discussion.
What should a participant expect?
Participants should expect an email with a read-ahead presentation and a one question quiz to access the meeting credentials preceding the event. All book discussions are two hours and use Zoom breakout rooms to create small virtual discussion groups. We start together as a large group (7-7:10pm), briefly return to a large group at the half-way point (7:50-8pm) and conclude as a large group (8:40-9pm). Virtual doors open at 6:45pm, unless otherwise noted. All times are Eastern United States.
Support black-owned bookstores.
Where and how you choose to spend money has power. Visit https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php to find a store in your area or shop directly from https://aalbc.com.
“African American Literature Book Club, AALBC.com is the oldest, largest, and most frequently visited web site dedicated to books by, or about, people of African descent. Started in 1997, AALBC.com is a widely recognized source of information about Black authors.”
Source: AALBC.com
Participants are encouraged to continue learning through the Center’s Eradicating Racism: A Path Forward learning series and join our Finding Your Voice Program.