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SUMMARY:LWV of Wilmette and WPL Book Group (Virtual)
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DESCRIPTION:Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.\nht
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We will be discussing <em>Caste: The Origi
 ns of Our Discontents</em> by Isabel Wilkerson. Wilkerson\, a Pulitzer Pri
 ze-winning author gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in
  America as she explores\, through an immersive\, deeply researched narrat
 ive and stories about real people\, how America today and throughout its h
 istory has been shaped by a hidden caste system\, a rigid hierarchy of hum
 an rankings.</p>\n<p>Beyond race\, class\, or other factors\, there is a p
 owerful caste system that influences people&rsquo\;s lives and behavior an
 d the nation&rsquo\;s fate. Linking the caste systems of America\, India\,
  and Nazi Germany\, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste s
 ystems across civilizations\, including divine will\, bloodlines\, stigma\
 , and more. Using riveting stories about people&mdash\;including Martin Lu
 ther King\, Jr.\, baseball&rsquo\;s Satchel Paige\, a single father and hi
 s toddler son\, Wilkerson herself\, and many others&mdash\;she shows the w
 ays that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She doc
 uments how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their o
 ut-cast of the Jews\; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires 
 that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves 
 against\; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste\, in depre
 ssion and life expectancy\, and the effects of this hierarchy on our cultu
 re and politics. Finally\, she points forward to ways America can move bey
 ond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions\, toward
  hope in our common humanity. (From the Publisher)</p>\n<p>Find a copy of 
 the book&nbsp\;<a href="https://ccs.polarislibrary.com/polaris/search/sear
 chresults.aspx?ctx=55.1033.0.0.53&amp\;type=Default&amp\;term=caste%20isab
 el%20wilkerson&amp\;by=KW&amp\;sort=MP&amp\;limit=AB=55%20OR%20(OWN=3)&amp
 \;query=&amp\;page=0&amp\;searchid=1">here</a>.&nbsp\;You can also find th
 e ebook and eaudiobook on&nbsp\;<a href="nsls.overdrive.com">Digital Libra
 ry of Illinois</a>&nbsp\;or through the Libby app on your device.&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p>Registration will close two hours before the program begins and reg
 istrants will receive a link to join shortly thereafter.</p>\n<p>Please em
 ail community@wilmettelibrary.info with any questions about how to access 
 the program via Zoom.</p>\nhttps://wilmette.libnet.info/event/4852717
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