Disorientation: Being Black in the World Race "[A] powerful examination of five

"[A] powerful examination of five enslaved individuals and their presidential owners

sitting between dilapidated houses

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with which Callum's family is linked

and prejudice and racism run rampant

Disorientation: Being Black in the World Race "[A] powerful examination of fiveA BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2021 Bestselling Scotiabank Giller Award winning writer Ian Williams brings a fresh point of view and new insights to the urgent conversation on race and racism in these illuminating essays born from his own experience as a Black man in the world. With that one eloquent word, disorientation, Ian Williams captures the impact of racial encounters on racialized peoplethe whiplash of race that occurs while minding one's own