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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.
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.
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.
Wilkerson eventually decides to write a book about caste, a concept which solves some of the intellectual problems which mere consideration of race does not. She visits India and the home, now a historical site, of Dr. Ambedkar, who championed the rights of the Dalit ("untouchable") peoples, who are at the bottom of the caste system in India.
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 ...
Director Ava DuVernay’s silver-screen take on the 86th Oprah’s Book Club pick changes the script in the world of cinema. The Film Version of Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste” Makes History Skip ...
Caste is a system of social stratification and hierarchy in human societies. It may also refer to: Caste system in India; Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, a 2020 book by Isabel Wilkerson Origin, working title Caste, a 2023 film adaptation by Ava DuVernay; Caste (play), a play by Thomas William Robertson; Caste (1930 film), a British film
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration is a 2010 non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson.The book provides a detailed historical account of the Great Migration, a movement of approximately six million African Americans from the Southern United States to the Midwest, Northeast, and West between 1915 and 1970.