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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America

The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America

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  • Create Date：2021-05-29 20:31:08
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Carol Anderson
  • ISBN：B093QG4MBR
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Reviews

Diane ，

A good effort， but incomplete， by the significant lack of reference to Native American， or "Indians" as noted in the constitution， and the need （justification） for militia。 Militia is at the heart of the 2nd Amendment， and the relationship between Indians， Race， and Militia require further discussion to spell out the fundamental weaknesses in the 2008 Supreme Court "Heller" decision written by Scalia。 Any analysis of militia needs to include it's historical purpose， and militias were used in Ame A good effort， but incomplete， by the significant lack of reference to Native American， or "Indians" as noted in the constitution， and the need （justification） for militia。 Militia is at the heart of the 2nd Amendment， and the relationship between Indians， Race， and Militia require further discussion to spell out the fundamental weaknesses in the 2008 Supreme Court "Heller" decision written by Scalia。 Any analysis of militia needs to include it's historical purpose， and militias were used in America from 1500s through 1924。 Based upon the 13th， 14th， and 15th amendments， and subsequent US Army reorganization， the entire basis for militias ceased to exist。 。。。more

Traci at The Stacks ，

Carol Anderson is so gifted at taking the racist history of The United States and using it to explain the modern day practices we all live with （and many have experienced first hand）。 She does this so well in THE SECOND。 I really enjoyed reading this book and learned so much。 The book is short （only about 165 pages without notes） and so there are huge chunks of time that is missing that I would've appreciated。 The book is also very dense at times and moves slowly。 What is in the book is great an Carol Anderson is so gifted at taking the racist history of The United States and using it to explain the modern day practices we all live with （and many have experienced first hand）。 She does this so well in THE SECOND。 I really enjoyed reading this book and learned so much。 The book is short （only about 165 pages without notes） and so there are huge chunks of time that is missing that I would've appreciated。 The book is also very dense at times and moves slowly。 What is in the book is great and the ways she leads the reader to draw connections between the creation of the 2nd amendment and the murder of Trayvon Martin is nothing short of extraordinary。 。。。more

Brandon Westlake ，

Anderson's book is a great entry point for people looking to make sense of the intersection between violence， rights， and race。 Her larger argument is about how the 2nd Amendment has been used to push racism and discrimination。 It builds on her previous books， especially White Rage。The well-read historian may not find anything substantially new here， but again， it provides a starting point for someone who may not know the complexities。 The first story and putting the NRA perspective into context Anderson's book is a great entry point for people looking to make sense of the intersection between violence， rights， and race。 Her larger argument is about how the 2nd Amendment has been used to push racism and discrimination。 It builds on her previous books， especially White Rage。The well-read historian may not find anything substantially new here， but again， it provides a starting point for someone who may not know the complexities。 The first story and putting the NRA perspective into context will be enough to pull many readers in。 This is a "long history" that is starting to be written more and more about， and Anderson does a great job of putting it together in a readable fashion 。。。more