Andrew Hayashi

The Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume Two

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume Two, is a remarkable and impressive work of scholarship and moral urgency. Walter-Sleyon’s command of intellectual history is on full display as he demonstrates the pervasiveness of white supremacist ideas and the through line from slavery to the modern carceral state. His moral clarity is bracing but humanizing, as he brings the reader into an encounter with the human toll of slavery and its legacy.”