Leonard Pitts, Jr. Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGheeLeonard Pitts, Jr.To @C_portales123 and others who were asking: here is my 2017 list of suggested readings for those seeking an understanding of racial issues and African-American history. To it, I would also add “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson and “The Sum of Us” by Heather McGhee. https://t.co/C0iAwYTtBe
Paperback, 2022
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Trouble in Mind: Black Southerners in the Age of Jim Crow
Leon F. LitwackLeonard Pitts, Jr.From: “Before The Mayflower” by Lerone Bennett, Jr., and “Trouble In Mind: Black Southerners In The Age of Jim Crow” by Leon F. Litwack. #blackhistorymonth2023 @RonDeSantisFL @GovRonDeSantis https://t.co/6eZa65bNyy
Paperback, 1999
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Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 Paperback
Lerone BennettLeonard Pitts, Jr.From: “Before The Mayflower” by Lerone Bennett, Jr., and “Trouble In Mind: Black Southerners In The Age of Jim Crow” by Leon F. Litwack. #blackhistorymonth2023 @RonDeSantisFL @GovRonDeSantis https://t.co/6eZa65bNyy
Paperback, 2016
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel WilkersonLeonard Pitts, Jr.To @C_portales123 and others who were asking: here is my 2017 list of suggested readings for those seeking an understanding of racial issues and African-American history. To it, I would also add “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson and “The Sum of Us” by Heather McGhee. https://t.co/C0iAwYTtBe
Paperback, 2023
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-JonesLeonard Pitts, Jr.Nikole Hannah-Jones is the architect of The 1619 Project, which first saw life as a series of New York Times Magazine essays, then became a book and now, a Hulu docuseries. For her audacious attempt to reframe American history around black history, she became a piñata of the 2/5
Hardcover, 2021
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This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
Carol BurnettLeonard Pitts, Jr."Well, as Carol Burnett used to say, I’m so glad we had this time together. I’ve written about 1.6 million words as a columnist. This 600 or so will be the last.." My final column just posted. https://t.co/YeDRKoRbQh
Paperback, 2011
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Temptations: Revised and Update
Otis WilliamsLeonard Pitts, Jr.@HowardCohen That’d be David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams and Otis Williams, the mighty Temptations, of course. (You were thinking maybe I’d say the Lettermen?😂)
Paperback, 2002
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Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus
Stan LeeLeonard Pitts, Jr.@jbouie In other words, they want it to be Marvel. Somewhere, Stan Lee is having a good chuckle.
Hardcover, 2021
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming
Al GoreLeonard Pitts, Jr.“This has begun to feel like The Year (Bleep) Got Real. 16 years after Al Gore implored us to face ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ we have seen climate change mutate from an abstract threat against a theoretical future to an immediate crisis:” New column: https://t.co/lpa2GiNDBQ
Paperback, 2007
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The Civil War: The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series
Geoffrey C. WardLeonard Pitts, Jr.Loved his crinkly, avuncular narration on Ken Burns’ The Civil War. Read and enjoyed many of his biographies, as well. A real loss for us history needs. May he RIP. https://t.co/iEfKS6GzBk
Paperback, 1994
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