What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America

"What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America" masterfully captures a pivotal moment in American history that continues to shape our present-day discussions on race and democracy. Published on June 5, 2018, this New York Times bestseller and 2018 Southern Book Prize winner dives deep into a historic 1963 meeting where Attorney General Robert Kennedy and writer James Baldwin, alongside notable black intellectuals and activists, clashed over the soul of the nation. Michael Eric Dyson reconnects us to that intense dialogue that laid bare the painful truths about racial injustice and voting rights, truths that still reverberate today. Ideal for college students immersed in studies of social justice, this book not only recounts history but urges a critical reflection on the roles of politics and morality in addressing racial disparities. Dyson challenges us to consider whether we seek mere political resolutions or deeper moral redemption to mend our fractured racial landscape, making "What Truth Sounds Like" a crucial read for anyone invested in the future of race and democracy in America.