Exactly as expected; an excellent book for a child-friendly overview of an America-focused history of systemic racism. Focusing on it's influences, key points, and changes through historical periods as chapters, up to the present day, and a small section discussing the future possibilities of the next generations.

I listened to this as an audiobook - edition read by Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson - and am still in awe by the amount of detail that was put into just over 2 hours of reading time.
Whilst I am definitely also going to seek out a UK based child-friendly book as well (I have a few on my TBR), this is such a valuable resource. Unlike most books I have read about racism and Black-American activism aimed at kids, this balances a perfect line between making the text as child-appropriate as the topic can be, whilst also treating it's readers with respect and giving full and horrific honesty.
It touches not only on important historical moments in politics and activism, but also in media, pop-culture, and online, highlighting the importance that tv/film/books/music/social media etc. have on societal perception, and how these ideas can seep into our world without us truly realising.

I love the continually visited reflections on the differences between segregationist, abolitionist, and anti-racist viewpoint, and how many people often seem to sit somewhere in between one of two...

I also wanted to take a moment to share how much I loved Pe'tehn's reading - as an educator, having a child (especially a black child) read to other children about this topic is important to me. It invites children into a discussion for them, rather than to them, and I don't think it would feel right any other way.