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2. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - Wikipedia

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   Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by the American journalist Isabel Wilkerson, published in August 2020 by Random House.The book describes racism in the United States as an aspect of a caste system—a society-wide system of social stratification characterized by notions such as hierarchy, inclusion and exclusion, and purity.

3. Isabel Wilkerson - Wikipedia

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   Wilkerson interviewed more than a thousand people for The Warmth of Other Suns (2010), which documents the stories of African Americans who migrated to northern and western cities during the 20th century. Her 2020 book Caste describes the racial hierarchy in the United States as a caste system. Both books were best-sellers.

4. Tia Williams on Emma Cline, 'Caste,' and the Book That Has ...

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   The award-winning author of 'The Perfect Find' and 'A Love Song for Ricki Wilde' on Emma Cline, 'Caste,' and the Book That Has the Best Opening Line. ... Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. This dive into ...

5. Origin (film) - Wikipedia

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   Origin is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay.It is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

6. “My Book Was Banned”: This Oprah’s Book Club ... - AOL

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   Regarding book bans, Oprah's Book Club author of "Caste," Isabel Wilkerson, explains how it felt when she discovered her own work had been removed from libraries. Regarding book bans, Oprah's Book ...

7. 10 books to help you understand inequality — and possible ...

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   Isabel Wilkerson won a 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” her study comparing institutionalized inequity in America, India and Nazi Germany ...

8. ‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Monumental Look at ‘Caste ...

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   These details make Isabel’s character richer and more relatable, expanding upon the kind of anecdotes Wilkerson chose to share in her book. The big risk Wilkerson took with “Caste” was not ...

9. Caste discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The bill defines caste as “an individual’s perceived position in a system of social stratification on the basis of inherited status”, which can be determined by several factors including the “inability or restricted ability to alter inherited status; socially enforced restrictions on marriage, private and public segregation, and ...