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Zero to Well-ReadThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonRebecca and Jeff are joined by Book Riot's director of content Sharifah Williams for a conversation about Isabel Wilkerson's groundbreaking oral history of the Great Migration, The Warmth of Other Suns. They discuss Wilkerson's singular blend of journalism, history, and storytelling; the magic of making a serious work of nonfiction read like fiction; and why this just might be the best nonfiction book of the century so far.
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2026-02-171h 40
Dialogue with Marcia FranklinIsabel Wilkerson: The Warmth of Other Suns Marcia Franklin interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson about her book, The Warmth of Other Suns. The work, about the Great Migration of African-Americans from the south to other parts of the country, took Wilkerson 15 years to research and write. They discuss the reasons for the migration, its influence on the country, and how the book's success has affected Wilkerson. Originally Aired: 10/16/14
2025-06-2229 min
Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic StoriesIsabel Wilkerson - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—which groups have it and which do not.”Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Isabel Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste syst...
2025-02-0549 min
Chaptered MindsCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonIn Caste, Isabel Wilkerson examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped societies, particularly in the United States, India, and Nazi Germany. Through powerful storytelling and meticulous research, Wilkerson reveals how rigid social hierarchies perpetuate inequality and injustice. This episode explores her insights into the hidden structures of caste, their impact on human lives, and the pathways to dismantling systemic divisions, offering a transformative understanding of social order and its consequences.
2024-11-1626 min
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2024-10-2400 min
Shubhi And Friends Start A BookClubEpisode 41: We read "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson"In this episode, we discuss Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.
It is a deeply insightful and thought-provoking book that examines the hidden social hierarchy that has shaped America. Wilkerson uses the concept of caste to describe a rigid social structure that categorizes people based on perceived rank and status, often influenced by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
The book compares the caste systems of the United States, India, and Nazi Germany, revealing how these systems have shaped societal norms, behaviors, and inequalities.
It offers a lens through which one...
2024-10-1849 min
Be a Cactus PodcastIsabel Wilkerson’s Caste and The Warmth of Other SunsHello Friends!I just realized that I skipped right over celebrating a one-year anniversary of Be a Cactus and of having more than 52 posts! That’s a lot of essays, and it’s fun to look back and see what I’ve written about (what’s important to me). However! I want to do one more essay for the closing of Banned Books Week, so the one-year celebration will have to wait. (I hope to take a little celebratory break to start my new novel.)Today I want to discuss two Isabel Wilkerson nonfiction books: The Warm...
2024-09-2923 min
New Books in the American SouthThe Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel WilkersonIn 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction,In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side, and for two stories on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.Her 2020 book Caste: The Or...
2024-09-071h 06
NYIH ConversationsThe Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel WilkersonIn 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction,In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side, and for two stories on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.Her 2020 book Caste: The Or...
2024-09-071h 06
New Books in American StudiesThe Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel WilkersonIn 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction,In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side, and for two stories on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.Her 2020 book Caste: The Or...
2024-09-071h 08
New Books in African American StudiesThe Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel WilkersonIn 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction,In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side, and for two stories on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.Her 2020 book Caste: The Or...
2024-09-071h 08
The VaultThe Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel WilkersonIn 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction,In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side, and for two stories on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.Her 2020 book Caste: The Or...
2024-09-071h 08
New Books in Economic and Business HistoryThe Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel WilkersonIn 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction,In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won the Pulitzer Prize for her profile of a fourth-grader from Chicago's South Side, and for two stories on the Midwestern floods of 1993. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.Her 2020 book Caste: The Or...
2024-09-071h 08
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2024-05-1400 min
9natree[Review] Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson) SummarizedThe book information. Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084FLWDQG?tag=9natree-20 Read more: https://mybook.top/read/B084FLWDQG/ #Castesystem #Socialstratification #Racialinequality #Systemicracism #Socialjustice #IsabelWilkerson #Discrimination #Hierarchy These are takeaways from this book. Firstly, The Concept of Caste, Isabel Wilkerson lays down the foundation of what caste systems mean at the very beginning of her investigation. A caste system is a social stratification system that divides people into rigid hierarchical groups based on their karma (in Hinduism) or heredity (in societal structures) that often encompass occupation, status, and power dynamics. Wilkerson argues that this rigid social...
2024-03-1807 min
Blk + In Grad SchoolFLOWERS for Isabel Wilkerson | Ep. 171In the next episode of the FLOWERS mini-series, we give flowers to Isabel Wilkerson. Inspired by Ava DuVernay's latest film, "Origin," I discovered the compelling narrative of Wilkerson's life and work. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, Wilkerson's storytelling prowess illuminates the human condition and our nation's history like no other. From past to present, Wilkerson's voice resonates, offering wisdom for our current era. Listen in and be inspired by the brilliance of Isabel Wilkerson.
2024-02-2706 min
Dialogue with Marcia FranklinIsabel Wilkerson: The Warmth of Other Suns Marcia Franklin interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson about her book, The Warmth of Other Suns. The work, about the Great Migration of African-Americans from the south to other parts of the country, took Wilkerson 15 years to research and write. They discuss the reasons for the migration, its influence on the country, and how the book's success has affected Wilkerson. Originally Aired: 10/16/14
2024-02-2529 min
Art Works PodcastCelebrate Black History Month: Isabel Wilkerson discusses the Great Migration and American CulureIn honor of Black History month, we’re revisiting this 2011 conversation with author and 2015 National Humanities Medalist Isabel Wilkerson In this tuneful podcast, Wilkerson discusses her acclaimed book "The Warmth of Other Suns," exploring the profound impact of the Great Migration on American culture. This migration saw six million African Americans relocate from the rural South to the urban North from post-WWI through the 1960s, drastically transforming the country’s demographic landscape and cultural output. Wilkerson describes it as a defection from the oppressive Jim Crow laws of the South to the more welcoming, yet challenging environments of the North...
2024-02-1330 min
Vocalo RadioWith ‘Origin,' Ava DuVernay Explores Isabel Wilkerson's PursuitIn this week’s segment, Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder reviews ‘Origin,’ a film directed by Ava DuVernay that delves into Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson's pursuit to write ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.’ Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor delivers a magnificent performance in the film, portraying Wilkerson's curiosity and courage as DuVernay weaves personal trials into the narrative, challenging perceptions of oppression. ‘Origin’ sparks discussions on race, class and the human experience, making it a must-see.
"The Reel Critic" is hosted and produced by Reggie Ponder. Follow Reggie on Twitter and Instagram @TheReelCritic, and on Facebook @ReggieTheReelCritic.
2024-01-2603 minThe Reel CriticWith ‘Origin,' Ava DuVernay Explores Isabel Wilkerson's PursuitIn this week’s segment, Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder reviews ‘Origin,’ a film directed by Ava DuVernay that delves into Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson's pursuit to write ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.’ Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor delivers a magnificent performance in the film, portraying Wilkerson's curiosity and courage as DuVernay weaves personal trials into the narrative, challenging perceptions of oppression. ‘Origin’ sparks discussions on race, class and the human experience, making it a must-see.
"The Reel Critic" is hosted and produced by Reggie Ponder. Follow Reggie on Twitter and Instagram @TheReelCritic, and on Facebook @ReggieTheReelCritic.
2024-01-2603 min
The Reel CriticWith ‘Origin,' Ava DuVernay Explores Isabel Wilkerson's PursuitIn this week’s segment, Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder reviews ‘Origin,’ a
film directed by Ava DuVernay that delves into Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel
Wilkerson's pursuit to write ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.’ Aunjanue
Ellis-Taylor delivers a magnificent performance in the film, portraying Wilkerson's
curiosity and courage as DuVernay weaves personal trials into the narrative,
challenging perceptions of oppression. ‘Origin’ sparks discussions on race, class
and the human experience, making it a must-see.
"The Reel Critic" is hosted and produced by Reggie Ponder. Follow Reggie on Twitter
and Instagram @TheReelCritic, and on Facebook @ReggieTheReelCritic.
2024-01-2603 min
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2024-01-0800 min
Wydawnictwo LiterackieWLot 51: Rasa, kasta czy klasa? Rozmowa o „Kaście” Isabel WilkersonW tym odcinku WLotu rozmawiamy jednej z najgłośniejszych amerykańskich książek ostatnich lat w kategorii literatury faktu. „Kasta” Isabel Wilkerson to nowatorskie i, trzeba przyznać, dość kontrowersyjne ujęcie problemów rasizmu w USA. Jest o czym dyskutować! O czym konkretnie pomówimy? 🔸 O tym, jak Polacy postrzegają USA i co nowego może powiedzieć nam Wilkerson? 🔸 O tym, ile prawdy i fałszu w takich filmach "Green Book", "Służące" i "Czarne bractwo. BlacKkKlansman"? 🔸 O tym, dlaczego tak wielu Amerykanów broni mitu amerykańskiego Południa? 🔸 O tym, czy można zinterpretować „kastowo” prezyde...
2024-01-0738 min
Reading Recap: Book SummariesIsabel Wilkerson: Illuminating Stories of Identity and InequityQuotes of Caste book
"Caste is the bones, race is the skin. Caste is fixed and rigid, race is fluid and changeable." - Isabel Wilkerson
"The only privilege in having upper caste lineage is the burden of ancestral shame and guilt." - Anand Neelakantan
"The caste system is not just a division of labor, it is a division of laborers." - B.R. Ambedkar
"Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion, it...
2023-12-2912 min
Read Book Briefs PodcastCaste: The Epic Journey of Isabel WilkersonThe author of Caste book
In the book, Wilkerson explores the concept of caste and its impact on societies, focusing specifically on America's caste system. She examines how caste influences various aspects of life, such as social hierarchy, discrimination, and power dynamics.
Wilkerson draws parallels between the caste system in America and those in other countries such as India and Nazi Germany. She argues that caste is not solely based on race or class, but also on factors such as religion, gender, and occupation.
The author delves into the historical origins of caste...
2023-12-2912 min
Resúmenes de lectura rápidaCaste: A Revolutionary Journey through Isabel Wilkerson's Unforgettable Narrative
Caste book summary
"The Caste Book" is a non-fiction book written by Isabel Wilkerson, which explores the idea of caste in the United States. The book draws comparisons between the caste system in India and the existing social hierarchy in America, highlighting how caste has influenced every aspect of society, including politics, education, and the economy.
Wilkerson argues that caste is an inherent and invisible system of social ranking that often goes unnoticed, and that it has shaped and continues to shape the lives of individuals and communities in America. The book delves into the historical...
2023-12-2912 min
Books Applied PodcastBooks Applied Podcast - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Featuring Special Guest Charley Downing
DEI Director Charley Downing and Iggy discuss the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. We explore the metaphors and reality of caste Wilkerson researched in the US and beyond. We also focus on applying what caste means in a practical sense as a foundation for our work, for Charley as someone tasked with addressing racial equity in the workplace, and for Iggy as a perspective on organizational policy that supports institutional toxicity.
2023-11-0140 min
NPR's Book of the DayIsabel Wilkerson argues that 'Caste,' not racism caused The Great MigrationIsabel Wilkerson followed her novel about The Great Migration, The Warmth of Other Suns, with another book that looks at why it happened. Caste – recently made into a film by director Ava DuVernay – argues that caste and not racism is actually what Black people were fleeing when they left the Jim Crow South. Wilkerson told Throughline's Ramtin Arablouei and Rund Abdelfatah that the term racism is rooted in hate but caste is about "power and how those other groups manage and navigate and seek to survive in a society that's created with this ranked hierarchy."Learn more about spon...
2023-10-2417 min
Conversations with ChandaCaste: A Conversation with Isabel WilkersonIsabel Wilkerson is a Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author. Her latest book, "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" digs into the unspoken caste system that has shaped modern-day America. Chanda sat down with Ms. Wilkerson to discuss her writing and guides us through a deep exploration of our shared history and the urgent need for dismantling the caste system.
2023-07-181h 00
Private PassionsIsabel WilkersonThe Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson was born in Washington DC. Her parents moved there in the Great Migration – when six million African Americans left the rural south to escape poor economic conditions and discrimination. Isabel later wrote about this exodus in her bestselling and widely acclaimed book The Warmth of Other Suns, the product of 15 years of research and more than 1200 interviews. She started out in newspapers as a reporter and feature writer, and in 1994 she became the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism, when she was Chicago bureau chief of...
2023-04-3033 min
Papierstau PodcastFolge 255: Der traurige Spamclown („Noch wach?“ - Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, „Was der Tag bringt“ - David Schalko, „Kaste“ - Isabel Wilkerson)Heute ist es soweit: Während die mediale Marketingschlacht weiter tobt, sprechen wir doch tatsächlich über die literarische Qualität von Stuckrad-Barres neuem Roman! Crazy! Doch vorher erklärt uns noch der wunderbare Dr. Erik Harms-Immand, Leiter der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung im Saarland, wie Ihr bundesweit vom kuratierten Buchprogramm der Zentralen profitieren könnt. Schließlich braucht die Demokratie gut informierte Bürger*innen – was uns dann wieder direkt zur ersten Rezension dieser Folge führt.
Im superfiktiven Roman „Noch wach?“ von Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre findet sich ein superfiktiver Erzähler (BvSB) in einer dysfunktionalen D...
2023-04-261h 10
On Being with Krista TippettIsabel Wilkerson — "We all know in our bones that things are harder than they have to be."In this rich, expansive, and warm conversation between friends, Krista draws out the heart for humanity behind Isabel Wilkerson's eye on histories we are only now communally learning to tell — her devotion to understanding not merely who we have been, but who we can be. Her most recent offering of fresh insight to our life together brings "caste" into the light — a recurrent, instinctive pattern of human societies across the centuries, though far more malignant in some times and places. Caste is a ranking of human value that works more like a pathogen than a belief system — more like the ref...
2023-03-091h 18
City Arts & LecturesIsabel WilkersonWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, Isabel Wilkerson has become a leading figure in narrative nonfiction, an interpreter of the human condition, and an impassioned voice for demonstrating how history can help us understand ourselves, our country, and our current era of upheaval. Her debut work of narrative nonfiction, The Warmth of Other Suns, follows three young people on their perilous journey out of the Jim Crow South to the North and West – otherwise known as the Great Migration. Her second book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, defines eight pillars that underlie caste systems across...
2023-02-261h 15
Poured OverIsabel Wilkerson on CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS "I wouldn't have written the book if I were not hopeful. I mean, the act of writing this book was a prayer for our country — it's making the case that there's another way of looking more deeply under the surface of our country, a way of seeing it that can enlighten us…" From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson, Caste combines history, social commentary and individual narratives into a work that is wholly original, stunningly written and impressively researched. Wilkerson joins us to talk about arriving at the concept of caste in America, The Warmth of Other...
2023-02-1450 min
Power-Up With Into A Immersive Full Audiobook Between Meetings.Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) by Isabel WilkersonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/67444to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Caste (Adapted for Young Adults)
Author: Isabel Wilkerson
Narrator: Robin Miles
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
Release date: 11-22-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: History & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
Listeners will be fascinated by this young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling nonfiction work as they follow masterful narratives about real people that reveal an insidious phenomenon in the United States: a hidden caste system. Caste is not only about race or class; it is about power—which groups have it and which do not. Is...
2022-11-2210h 15
Tea Time with Bri243. Burnout Recovery and Prevention w/ Dr. Isabel SharkarToday we are joined by Dr. Isabel Sharkar to chat more about Burnout Recovery and Prevention, and stepping into being a creator of your reality!
Dr. Isabel Sharkar, NMD, stands for the empowerment of female entrepreneurs. Through her program, Creatress CEO Unleashed, she births the new female archetype, the Creatress, who through healing herself can heal the world. The time to shift how we do business as women while embodying health, wealth, joy, pleasure, and style is now. Dr. Isabel is a Conscious Lifestyle Consultant™, leading women into full self-expression. Through mind-body-soul integration and connection to one’s pe...
2022-10-2229 min
Stay Tuned with PreetRevisiting America’s Caste System (with Isabel Wilkerson)Isabel Wilkerson is a journalist and author who in 1994 became the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism. Preet spoke with Wilkerson in August 2020 about her bestselling book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Wilkerson discussed the difference between caste and race, the ways that Nazi Germany drew inspiration from American racism, and the need for radical empathy as we deal with our own enduring caste system.*This episode initially aired in full on August 13th, 2020. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, h...
2022-07-211h 01
Black CanonIsabel WilkersonIsabel Wilkerson is an american journalist and author of the book Castes The Origins of our discontent. She was born in Washington DC, graduated from Howard University where she earned a degree in Journalism. She won the Putlizer Prize for her first book The Warmth of Others Sun.
2022-05-0726 min
Dialogue with Marcia FranklinJournalist Isabel Wilkerson: The Warmth of Other SunsMarcia Franklin interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson about her book, The Warmth of Other Suns. The work, about the Great Migration of African-Americans from the south to other parts of the country, took Wilkerson 15 years to research and write. They discuss the reasons for the migration, its influence on the country, and how the book's success has affected Wilkerson. Originally Aired: 10/16/14
2022-02-0629 min
Encuentros Fundación TelefónicaForo Telos 2021. Encuentro con Isabel WilkersonPERSONAJE: Isabel Wilkerson
ENTREVISTADOR: José María Robles (periodista)
En una conversación con el periodista José María Robles, Isabel Wilkerson nos contará cómo, más allá de la raza o la clase, nuestras vidas están definidas por un poderoso sistema tácito de divisiones. Con un rigor clarividente, Wilkerson desentierra en Casta. El origen de lo que nos divide (Paidós, 2021) los ocho pilares que conectan los sistemas de castas de diferentes civilizaciones y demuestra cómo la intensificación de los conflictos y la agitación en nuestra propia era han surgido como consecuencia de las castas.
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2022-01-181h 02
Booknotes+Ep. 42 Isabel Wilkerson, "The Warmth of Other Suns"Between 1915 and 1970, six million African Americans moved from the rural South to cities in the North in search of a better life. Author Isabel Wilkerson captured the history of that mass movement, known as the Great Migration, in her Pulitzer Prize-winning book "The Warmth of Other Suns." She sat down with us in 2010 to talk about the book and the approach she took to tell the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-12-2819 min
Toure ShowIsabel Wilkerson - I'm A WriterOriginal Air Date: September 2, 2020Original Title: Touré Show Ep 171: I'm A WriterIsabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. The author of The Warmth Of Other Suns and Caste is creating narrative non-fiction that explains Black America with a depth and precision rarely seen. I love her research, I love her way of explaining things, and I love her writing style so we’re throwing back to one of my favorite eps ever. It’s a visit with a genius.Instagram @toureshow.Twi...
2021-12-1954 min
The Liz CastEpisode 42: Reading recap - Aubrey Gordon & Isabel WilkersonIn this week's episode of What Did Liz Read This Week? I talk about Aubrey Gordon's book What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste. Y'know. Some light reading.Aubrey Gordon formerly wrote exclusively under her internet handle Your Fat Friend. She's a fat activist and co-host of the incredibly popular podcast Maintenance Phase, along with Michael Hobbes.Isabel Wilkerson won the Pulitzer Prize for her previous book, The Warmth of Other Suns. Her latest book Caste has similarly been hailed as an incredible achievement, chosen by Oprah...
2021-11-0822 min
The Fake Ass Book ClubEpisode 25: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents- Isabel Wilkerson Part 1Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!!! Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" was so heavy, Moni and Kat had to break it in half. Forgiveness please for our hosts as they struggle to pronouce words in English, Hindi and forget Einstein quotes, smh!. They also discuss if the N-word should be deleted from the lexicon. This episode is extra racey, so strap in, sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. Cheers! *Trigger Warning: Explicit language Also suicide is a serious matter if you or someone you love needs help please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline...
2021-10-2837 min
DarswordsReview: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel WilkersonThis episode is also available as a blog post: https://darsword.wordpress.com/2021/10/24/review-the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-americas-great-migration-by-isabel-wilkerson/
2021-10-2501 min
Rede PoderosaCasta (Isabel Wilkerson)Estamos devagar, quase parando? Sim! Desistimos do Rede Poderosa? Jamais! Por isso, chamamos o Bruno Lisboa, parça da Paty n'O Poderoso Resumão, pra bater um papo sobre o livro Casta, bestseller da jornalista estadunidense Isabel Wilkerson publicado pela Zahar.
Vem com a gente e cola nas nossas redes também: @poderosarede e www.centralredepoderosa.com.br.
2021-10-151h 20
The Archive ProjectIsabel Wilkerson, interviewed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Rebroadcast)Portland Book Festival will present virtual programming, brought to you by Bank of America, the week of November 8–12, 2021, and in-person events on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Get your passes now!
In this episode, we feature Isabel Wilkerson, interviewed by Viet Thanh Nguyen, from the 2020 Portland Book Festival. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded Isabel Wilkerson the National Humanities Medal for “her masterful combination of intimate human narratives with broader societal trends” and for “championing an unsung history.” This was for her first book The Warmth of Other Suns, which chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: The decades-long m...
2021-10-1151 min
UnreadableCaste by Isabel WilkersonInformation Specialist Alicia Cavitt discusses Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, the September selection of the Page Turners book club at Sharon Forks.
2021-09-1709 min
Starting Small: An Inclusive Book ChatEpisode 4: Caste by Isabel WilkersonWe discuss Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, an incredibly heavy book with stories - old and new - outlining how racism is ingrained in our every day lives through a caste-like system right here in America.
NOTES
Author website - https://www.isabelwilkerson.com/
NPR article/interview Daphne referenced - https://www.npr.org/2020/08/04/898574852/its-more-than-racism-isabel-wilkerson-explains-america-s-caste-system
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2021-09-0737 min
Brown Girls ReadCaste, by Isabel WilkersonIn this episode, Daman & Khyati discuss the complexities of caste in India and racism in America, and how they are the two sides of the same coin. This discussion brings up several important issues, including the gatekeeping by dominant castes, normalized yet unfair behaviors, and also how understanding this framework allows us to understand other caste systems, which are more popularly called the "-isms", including sexism, and ableism. They also discuss the 2016 election and the rise of hate crimes in America, the power struggle that was behind several events, and the connection between caste and race.
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2021-08-1640 min
Black Woman's RenaissanceINAUGURAL SHOW-Isabel Wilkerson author of Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentIn this inaugural episode, we reveal the origin of the idea of the Black Woman Renaissance Podcast. We also discuss Isabel Wilkerson and her book's, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, explanation of the Black Woman's relegation to the bottom rung of the American hierarchy.
We praise the women who came before us and introduce this podcast's future in celebrating the accomplishments and struggles of the Black Woman.
It's Our Renaissance, We are finally walking in our potential, March on Sistas!
2021-07-1036 min
You and Me Both with Hillary ClintonParadigm Shift (with Isabel Wilkerson, Reshma Saujani & Malcolm Kenyatta)For many of us, the past year has prompted a paradigm shift in how we think about our community, our economy, and even our democracy. This week, we hear from three people who have led the way in forging new ways of thinking about the world around us.Hillary talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson about how a rigid hierarchy of caste in the United States has shaped—and warped—our society. She also speaks with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, who is working hard to change the way our country valu...
2021-04-271h 02
DarswordsReview: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonThis episode is also available as a blog post: https://darsword.wordpress.com/2021/04/11/review-caste-the-origins-of-our-discontents-by-isabel-wilkerson/
2021-04-1202 min
Wake Up and WriteIsabel Wilkerson, THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNSWriting advice from Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer prize winning journalist and the author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. An instant New York Times bestseller.
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2021-04-0502 min
Shirley Smith Bridge The GapA Conversation With AmyNykamp concerning “Caste The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel WilkersonA Conversation With Amy Nykamp and Her Thoughts of “Caste The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson We Explore The Framework of the YSA Caste System as We Reflect Over Our Life Experiences in the USA and Other Countries.
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2021-04-031h 01
Get Lit-eraryEp. 28 Caste : The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonIsabel Wilkerson makes the case that the United States is a caste system similar to that of India.
2021-03-1812 min
Eagle Hoss & HoundAlbert Einstein - STRENGTH - S2 E11 - Caste - Isabel Wilkerson - Eagle Hoss & HoundMuch the same as Martin Luther King, Jr. the author of Caste the Origins of Our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson, traveled the world including India, Africa, and Germany in order to write her new bestseller for 2020. Isabel Wilkerson manages to argue that the American culture has been locked in a system of caste based on skin color for centuries while pointing out that the Nazis of Germany modeled their system after that of the American South. Albert Einstein, featured in Caste, was a famous American physicist who immigrated to America to escape the rising Nazi regime in Germany. Besides his wor...
2021-03-1827 min
Living A Life Through BooksS3E37 - Book Club: Caste by Isabel WilkersonThis is our monthly book club episode with Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. Excellent book.
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2021-02-151h 31
Choose Your StruggleIsabel Wilkerson, Talib Kweli, and CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Talib Kweli, and CasteSeason 2 Episode 10!This episode is dedicated to my listeners in Germany who LOVE the Monday Motivation episodes.On this week's Monday Motivation I discuss the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, the relationship between Caste and Racism as best I can relate it (I'm sure I didn't do nearly a good enough job) and tell the story of the time, after renting my condo to the rapper Talib Kweli, I was drawn into a fight as a bunch of rich white people clutched their pearls at his merely living in the...
2021-02-0817 min
Choose Your StruggleIsabel Wilkerson, Talib Kweli, and CasteIsabel Wilkerson, Talib Kweli, and CasteSeason 2 Episode 10!This episode is dedicated to my listeners in Germany who LOVE the Monday Motivation episodes.On this week's Monday Motivation I discuss the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, the relationship between Caste and Racism as best I can relate it (I'm sure I didn't do nearly a good enough job) and tell the story of the time, after renting my condo to the rapper Talib Kweli, I was drawn into a fight as a bunch of rich white people clutched their pearls at his merely living in the...
2021-02-0817 min
Rick Lee James Podcast NetworkCaste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)I recently finished reading this extraordinary book by Isabel Wilkerson and I really hope that as many people will read it as possible. So, even though I would love to have Miss Wilkerson on my show, I haven't been able to work that out yet, so I thought the next best thing might be to my listeners a taste of her writing and some links where you can get a copy of her book. Please listen and please get a copy...
2021-02-0416 min
Rick Lee James Podcast NetworkCaste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) I recently finished reading this extraordinary book by Isabel Wilkerson and I really hope that as many people will read it as possible. So, even though I would love to have Miss Wilkerson on my show, I haven't been able to work that out yet, so I though the next best thing might be to my listeners a taste of her writing and some links where you can get a copy of her book. Please listen and please g...
2021-02-0316 min
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)Caste by Isabel Wilkerson - Episode 407 - Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)
I recently finished reading this extraordinary book by Isabel Wilkerson and I really hope that as many people will read it as possible. So, even though I would love to have Miss Wilkerson on my show, I haven't been able to work that out yet, so I though the next best thing might be to my listeners a taste of her writing and some links where you can get a copy of her book. Please listen and please get a copy f...
2021-02-0316 min
Here's The Thing with Alec BaldwinIsabel Wilkerson on Caste and William Darity on ReparationsPulitzer-prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson talks to Alec about her best-selling book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Wilkerson says America’s caste system began in 1619, when enslaved people first arrived in the Jamestown colony. Drawing comparisons between India’s millennia-long caste system and the Nazis’ subjugation of Jews in WWII, Wilkerson says white Americans developed a caste system to justify centuries of violence and discrimination against African-Americans. Wilkerson says we must understand our full history and the caste system today to become a more equitable nation. Alec then follows up on the question of reparations with William Darity, a Duke...
2021-02-0245 min
Mission OutlookThe American Caste System - from the book of Isabel WilkersonIsabel Wilkerson is an American journalist. She wrote "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents." A best-seller where she highlights the permanent caste system in the US.
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2021-01-2111 minThe Archive ProjectIsabel Wilkerson, interviewed by Viet Thanh NguyenIn this episode, we feature Isabel Wilkerson, interviewed by Viet Thanh Nguyen, from the 2020 Portland Book Festival. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded Isabel Wilkerson the National Humanities Medal for “her masterful combination of intimate human narratives with broader societal trends” and for “championing an unsung history.” This was for her first book The Warmth of Other Suns, which chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: The decades-long migration of Black citizens who fled the south for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. It went on to spend months on The New York Times Be...
2020-12-1451 min
Jemele Hill is UnbotheredEp 120: ISABEL WILKERSON - The Only Competition Is YourselfCelebrated author Isabel Wilkerson joins Jemele to discuss her sensational new book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” Isabel discusses why she believes America operates on a caste system, and why she chose to write about it following the success of her first book, “The Warmth of Other Suns.” Plus, Jemele shares her thoughts on the fixation with the white working class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-091h 05
Armchair Expert with Dax ShepardIsabel WilkersonBONUS EPISODE with Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Isabel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss caste systems in the United States, the patterns of regression in civil rights in this country and giving someone the basic benefit of the doubt. She explains assumptions of competence, how embedded assumptions are and that caste systems aren't only about race.
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2020-10-161h 08
Q&AIsabel Wilkerson, Author, 'Caste: The Origin of our Discontent'Author and 2020 Kirkus Book Prize finalist Isabel Wilkerson argues that the United States has a hidden caste system that has played a role throughout its history and produced the racial divisions and injustices we see today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-121h 01
Q&AIsabel Wilkerson, Author, "Caste"Author and 2020 Kirkus Book Prize finalist Isabel Wilkerson argues that the United States has a hidden caste system that has played a role throughout its history and produced the racial divisions and injustices we see today.
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2020-10-1200 min
WBEZ's ResetIsabel Wilkerson’s New Book Reveals America’s Caste SystemPulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson says that the inconvenient truth of race and racism has exploded the myth that there are no castes in America since Day 1. And she describes the artificial hierarchy that determines everything from respect to resources, who gets the benefit of the doubt and who is considered beautiful in her new book “Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents”.
2020-09-2219 minWBEZ's ResetIsabel Wilkerson’s New Book Reveals America’s Caste SystemPulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson says that the inconvenient truth of race and racism has exploded the myth that there are no castes in America since Day 1. And she describes the artificial hierarchy that determines everything from respect to resources, who gets the benefit of the doubt and who is considered beautiful in her new book “Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents”.
2020-09-2219 min
Audiobook Reviews in Five MinutesCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, read by Robin MilesHas public conversation about racism stalled because we’re limited by the language we use? In Caste, Isabel Wilkerson sets out to reframe how we think about and discuss systemic and structural racism.“Of all the books I’ve chosen for book club over the decades, there isn’t another that is more essential a read than this one." – Oprah Winfrey, Oprah's Book Club pickIsabel Wilkerson is an American writer and the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer prize. She was also presented with the National Humanities Medal by President...
2020-09-1507 min
Oprah’s Book ClubCaste: Isabel WilkersonThe premiere episode of Oprah’s eight-part conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson on her latest work and Oprah’s Book Club selection, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. Oprah and Isabel discuss what called her to write Caste, how society needs a new way to talk about racism and why Oprah says Caste is one of the most profound books she’s ever read.
2020-09-0836 min
The Gray Area with Sean IllingIsabel Wilkerson wants to change how we understand race in AmericaIsabel Wilkerson is an intimidating guest. She’s a former New York Times reporter, Pulitzer Prize recipient, Guggenheim fellow, and hands-down one of the best writers of our time. Her 2010 book The Warmth of Other Suns, a beautiful narrative history of the Great Migration, was a landmark achievement, and remains one of the all-time most recommended books on this show. Wilkerson worked for years on her new book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, which grapples with a question that has become all the more relevant in recent months: What does America look like when the...
2020-08-241h 36
Stay Tuned with PreetAmerica's Caste System (with Isabel Wilkerson)On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned with Preet, “America’s Caste System,” Preet answers listener questions about New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and about the latest in the never-ending saga of the Michael Flynn case.
Then, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson joins Preet for a conversation about her new book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” Wilkerson explains the difference between caste and race, the ways that Nazi Germany drew inspiration from American racism, and the need for radical empathy as we deal with our own enduring caste system.
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2020-08-131h 16
KQED's ForumPulitzer Prize-winning Author Isabel Wilkerson Examines America’s Caste SystemIn her new book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson presents an examination of what she sees as America’s often disguised, but very real, caste system. The book compares America’s system with those in India and Nazi Germany, and delves into how America betrays its ideals of meritocracy by instead cultivating an insidious hierarchy based on race. “Caste” is a much anticipated follow up to Wilkerson’s 2011 book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” which detailed the decades-long migration of black people from the South to other regions of the country. Wilkerson joins Forum to discuss her new...
2020-08-1152 min
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes PodcastCaste in America with Isabel WilkersonDoes the United States have a caste system? In her research on the Jim Crow South, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson found that the word ‘racism’ fell far short in capturing the depth and totality of oppression people existed under. In her powerful new book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents”, Wilkerson uses caste as a lens to reexamine ourselves and the arbitrary brutality centered in the founding of America.Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel WilkersonThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonHitler's American Model by James Q...
2020-08-1150 min
The New Yorker Radio HourIsabel Wilkerson on America’s Caste SystemIn this moment of historical reckoning, many Americans are being introduced to concepts like intersectionality, white fragility, and anti-racism. But Isabel Wilkerson would like to incorporate a little-discussed concept into our national conversation: caste. Wilkerson is a writer and historian who spent the past decade working on a book that examines the history of race in this county. During the Jim Crow era, “every aspect of life was so tightly controlled and scripted and restricted,” she told David Remnick. “I realized that race was an insufficient term.” Plus, we’ll meet some of the volunteers and the former inmates who make up...
2020-08-1133 min
Larry Wilmore: Black on the AirIsabel Wilkerson on the Caste Systems That We Currently Live InLarry is joined by author Isabel Wilkerson to talk about her new book, ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.’ They talk about what it was like to have her book selected for Oprah’s Book Club (7:13), the differences between “class” and “caste” (21:01), and how going to India influenced her book (32:40).Host: Larry WilmoreGuest: Isabel Wilkerson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-08-0852 min
The New Yorker Radio HourIsabel Wilkerson on America’s Caste SystemIn this moment of historical reckoning, many Americans are being introduced to concepts like intersectionality, white fragility, and anti-racism. Isabel Wilkerson, the author of the best-selling book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” is introducing a little-discussed concept into our national conversation: caste. As she researched the Jim Crow system in the South, she realized that “every aspect of life was so tightly controlled and scripted and restricted that race was an insufficient term to capture the depth and organized repression that people were living under.” She explains to David Remnick that “the only word that was sufficient was ‘caste.’ ” The United State...
2020-08-0714 min
Press Play On The Full Audiobook That Keeps Curious Minds Hooked.Caste by Isabel WilkersonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/224234to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Caste
Author: Isabel Wilkerson
Narrator: Robin Miles
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 08-04-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 112 ratings
Genres: Fascism
Publisher's Summary:
Beyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson gives an astounding portrait of this hidden phenomenon. Linking America, India and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson reveals how our world has been shaped by caste - and how its rigid, arbitrary hierarchies still divide us today. With clear-sighted rigour, Wilkerson unearths the eight pillars...
2020-08-042h 26On Being with Krista TippettIsabel Wilkerson — This History is Long; This History Is DeepGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative nonfiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the movement of six million African Americans to northern U.S. cities in the 20th century. The book is a carrier of histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges at the heart...
2020-06-1851 min
On Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Isabel Wilkerson with Krista TippettGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative non-fiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the diaspora of six million African Americans to the north of the U.S. in the 20th century. It’s a carrier of untold histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges newly vi...
2020-06-181h 50On Being with Krista TippettIsabel Wilkerson — The Heart Is the Last FrontierGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative non-fiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the diaspora of six million African Americans to the north of the U.S. in the 20th century. It’s a carrier of untold histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges newly vi...
2020-06-1852 minOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Isabel Wilkerson with Krista TippettGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative non-fiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the diaspora of six million African Americans to the north of the U.S. in the 20th century. It’s a carrier of untold histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges newly vi...
2020-06-181h 50On Being with Krista TippettIsabel Wilkerson — The Heart Is the Last FrontierGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative non-fiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the diaspora of six million African Americans to the north of the U.S. in the 20th century. It’s a carrier of untold histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges newly vi...
2020-06-1852 minOn Being with Krista Tippett[Unedited] Isabel Wilkerson with Krista TippettGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative nonfiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the movement of six million African Americans to northern U.S. cities in the 20th century. The book is a carrier of histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges at the heart...
2020-06-181h 50
On Assignment - From the duPont-Columbia Awards#40: Isabel WilkersonWhen you spend 15 years on a story, you tend to get so close to your sources, they sometimes get jealous: “They felt as if I was in some ways cheating on them by talking with other people.” Lukas Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson talks about how to navigate source relationships in her immersive book “The Warmth of Other Suns”.
Isabel Wilkerson’s award winning epic tells the stories of three people who’ve never met, but whose experiences with the Great Migration from the South to the North
2018-09-2840 min
TEDTalks Sociedad y CulturaLa Gran Migración y el poder de una sola decisión | Isabel WilkersonA veces, una sola decisión puede cambiar el curso de la historia. Únanse a la periodista y escritora Isabel Wilkerson mientras cuenta la historia de la Gran Migración, el desplazamiento de seis millones de afroestadounidenses desde el régimen Jim Crow en el sur hasta ciudades del norte y del oeste entre la Primera Guerra Mundial y la década de 1970. Esta fue la primera vez en la historia de EE.UU. que las personas de la casta más baja indicaron que tenían opciones y estaban dispuestas a tomarlas, y la primera vez que tuvieron la oportun...
2018-03-1517 minTEDTalks Sociedade e CulturaA Grande Migração e o poder de uma única decisão | Isabel WilkersonÀs vezes uma única decisão é capaz de mudar o curso da história. Junte-se à jornalista e autora Isabel Wilkerson enquanto ela conta a história da Grande Migração, o deslocamento de 6 milhões de afro-americanos para longe do regime Jim Crow no Sul até as cidades do Norte e Oeste no período entre a Primeira Guerra Mundial e a década de 1970. Foi a primeira vez na história norte-americana em que as pessoas de classe mais baixa tiveram opções e estavam se dispondo a assumi-las; marcou também a primeira vez que puderam escolher por si próprios o que...
2018-03-1517 min
Things You Should KnowThe Great Migration and the power of a single decision | Isabel WilkersonSometimes, a single decision can change the course of history. Join journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson as she tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to cities in the North and West between World War I and the 1970s. This was the first time in American history that the lowest caste people signaled they had options and were willing to take them -- and the first time they had a chance to choose for themselves what they would do with their innate talents, Wilkerson explains. "These people, by...
2018-03-1517 minTEDTalks Culture et sociétéLa Grande Migration et le pouvoir d'une simple décision | Isabel WilkersonIl ne suffit parfois que d'une seule décision pour changer le cours de l'histoire. Rejoignez Isabel Wilkerson, auteure et journaliste, qui raconte l'histoire de la Grande Migration, un événement qui a vu six millions d'Afro-Américains quitter le Sud en masse pour des villes du nord et de l'ouest, à cause des lois Jim Crow, entre la Première guerre mondiale et les années 70. C'est la première fois dans l'histoire des États-Unis que les membres de la caste la plus inférieure ont fait savoir qu'ils étaient prêts à faire leurs choix — et la première fois qu'ils ont eu l...
2018-03-1517 minTED Talks Society and CultureThe Great Migration and the power of a single decision | Isabel WilkersonSometimes, a single decision can change the course of history. Join journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson as she tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to cities in the North and West between World War I and the 1970s. This was the first time in American history that the lowest caste people signaled they had options and were willing to take them -- and the first time they had a chance to choose for themselves what they would do with their innate talents, Wilkerson explains. "These people, by...
2018-03-1517 min
On BeingIsabel Wilkerson — The Heart Is the Last FrontierGo to the doctor and they won’t begin to treat you without taking your history — and not just yours, but that of your parents and grandparents before you. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson points this out as she reflects on her epic work of narrative non-fiction, The Warmth of Other Suns. She’s immersed herself in the stories of the Great Migration, the diaspora of six million African Americans to the north of the U.S. in the 20th century. It’s a carrier of untold histories and truths that help make sense of human and social challenges newly visible...
2018-01-1152 min
Discover New Releases Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines and Science & TechnologyThe Road to Freedom Audiobook by Isabel WilkersonListen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Road to Freedom
Author: Isabel Wilkerson
Narrator: Mark Schectman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-25-16
Publisher: Smithsonian
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology
Publisher's Summary:
It was the greatest migration in US history. And when millions of African-Americans fled the South in search of a better life, they remade the nation in ways that are still being felt.
"The Road to Freedom" is from the September 2016 issue of Smithsonian.
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2016-08-2534 min