Fires in the Mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities..
by Anna Deavere Smith
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Author: Anna Deavere SmithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-01
ISBN: 082221329X
Number of pages: 141
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
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Book Review: Comentary on Understanding and Racism
Summary: 5 Stars
Having lived in Brooklyn during the riots as well as the afterward subsequent search for meaning among those immediately involved, I find Smith's work to be exceptional. She does not go to academics or political pundits for explanation, but into the heart of the Crown Heights community itself. There she finds and then portrays complete understanding of cultural differences, allowing explanation to come from the source. One has only to read Smith's work here to see that we as human beings could do alot to combat racism if only we would ask questions and seek understanding first, rather than make assumptions and insist on our own meaning.
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