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) <p> </p> <p>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 for yourself. It' such an important book and you will hear why on today's episode.</p> <p>--Rick Lee James</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Caste-Origins-Discontents-Isabel-Wilkerson-ebook/dp/B084FLWDQG/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&hvadid=77790586033367&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=isabel+wilkerson&qid=1611973135&sr=8-2&tag=mh0b-20'></a></p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Caste-Origins-Discontents-Isabel-Wilkerson-ebook/dp/B084FLWDQG/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&hvadid=77790586033367&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=isabel+wilkerson&qid=1611973135&sr=8-2&tag=mh0b-20'>BUY THE BOOK</a></p> <p>NAMED THE #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The Washington Post • Publishers Weekly AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Bloomberg • Christian Science Monitor • New York Post • The New York Public Library • Fortune • Smithsonian Magazine • Marie Claire • Town & Country • Slate • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • LibraryReads • PopMatters LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD AND THE PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION “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.”   In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson giv