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Book Review: “The Berry Pickers,” by Amanda Peters
As indicated on the jacket of The Berry Pickers, the book’s author is of both indigenous and “settler” ancestry. This note is important because the book is all about the kind of racism that exists between the indigenous and people … Continue reading →