How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Carpe Every Diem is a

Carpe Every Diem is a thought-provoking collection of quotes from famous graduation speakers meant to motivate and inspire the next generation of leaders

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and the unbreakable bond between two sisters

Claude Shannon

First published in 2004

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Carpe Every Diem is aThis "important and timely" (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks those that are honest about the past and those that are not that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in