Roots

A few days ago, one of my favorite musicians, Lecrae, made a post on his Instagram account announcing that he was going to reread Frederick Douglass’ 2^nd autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom. The kick was that he was also going to give away iPad Airs to those who would read it, write a 4-page summary and top off the paper with a concluding paragraph of how the book had changed you. At first, I thought this was another neat idea of his. Then, it struck me; this could be a good reintroduction to American history for me.

Reintroduction? Yes. To be transparent, I can’t recall very much regarding America’s past. I call myself American, but I’m quite ashamed when it comes to knowing much about my native country. I remember