
Study Guide: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as systemic racism, activism, and social justice. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.
Oluo’s New York Times best seller focuses on the necessary discourse to combat racial oppression in the United States. The nonfiction book stresses the harmful effects of unconscious biases and racial stereotypes, while answering questions many Americans have about race but are too fearful to ask.
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