A review by bookreviewswithkb
When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

challenging emotional informative reflective

5.0

this book is a masterpiece. you should absolutely read it. it is so important 

if snowfall (the FX tv show) was a book, this would be it 

Ramsey utilizes the personal, intimate life stories of 4 individuals to carve out the real implications of the crack epidemic. he describes political, historical components and then details each of those components through the real life stories of these 4 individuals. he takes such good care of each of the stories, making the reader see and value each person. it’s not conspiracy that the government orchestrated the crack epidemic as a tool to further white supremacy and imprison Black americans to further oppression and racism and Ramsey does a wonderful job providing information that seeks truth

thank you so much to @oneworld and @netgalley for the ARC! 

i also highly recommend listening to @thestackspodcast episode 276 to hear @tracithomas and @donovanxramsey discuss this piece of art 
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