Stirling

Dear Mr. Marc Aronson: I found your book //__Race: a History beyond Black and White__// to be quite a work of art. It was very controversial, but with a topic such as yours that is a given. Your book put things into a perspective that many people find hard to cope with, for example you discussed how we all have been prejudiced at some time, and that there //is// a difference between disliking someone for their religion, skin color, ethos, etc., and hating others because they are a potential threat to your society. I believe that even the most racist, prejudiced person could learn something from your book, as it might show them what being prejudiced can lead to. This is not to say I see your book without flaws. Even though I find it a wonderful piece of literature, I find it somewhat offensive when you rant about your hatred of Germans because you are Jewish (208-209), as I could be marked as Jewish //and// I am of German descent. But not regarding that, I enjoyed your combination of thoughts of other people and your own. At first I found it somewhat difficult to interpret your thoughts about Richard Wagner (183-184), though further into the chapter your opinions had more clarity to them, in my opinion. Overall, I found your work enjoyable and it gave much lucidity to thoughts that seem to have been clouded for generations. Sincerely, Stirling Lemme