what kind of critical response did it get?
It was a "New York Times" Best Seller and was praised by critics.
Slavery by Another Name
The book was a "New York Times" Best Seller and was praised by critics.
is "slavery by another name" a novel? UNANSWERABLE what is "slavery by another name"? It is a book by American writer Douglas A. Blackmon. what is the book about? It explores the forced labor of prisoners, overwhelmingly African American men, through the convict lease system used by states and local governments.
wiki:464422
Slavery by Another Name [SEP] Reception
The book was a "New York Times" Best Seller and was praised by critics. Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" wrote that it "eviscerates a basic assumption: that slavery in America ended with the Civil War." She praised the book's evidence as "relentless and fascinating," although she thought that the conceit of reconstructing Cottenham's life gives the book "a shaky start". Leonard Pitts, a columnist for the "Miami Herald," wrote that ""Slavery by Another Name" is an astonishing book. It will challenge and change your understanding of what we were as Americans - and of what we are. I cannot recommend it to you highly enough." W.