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Title: Reduced to Equality

Subtitle: My Odyssey to Renounce Racial Privilege - and Find Myself

Author: Rebecca Hensley

Narrator: Rebecca Hensley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-13-17

Publisher: Rebecca Hensley

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Reduced to Equality examines the life experiences and perspectives of one white sociologist who was born in the mountains of Kentucky, raised in a changing neighborhood in northern Illinois, gave birth to a biracial daughter, and eventually discovered that her ancestors were committed slaveholders. Coming to grips with her new and unexpected discovery, Hensley, with the help of her daughter, realizes that, ultimately, white people will have to do more than apologize for our shared past and present in order to ensure our future survival as a nation.

Hensley's seven-decade journey to better understand what she calls the "socially constructed, political notion of race" has taken her into prisons, universities, and even confrontations with the Ku Klux Klan. In Reduced to Equality, she lays bare her own personal vulnerability in an effort to help bridge the chasm between black people and white people in America.

Members Reviews:

and finally creating genuine friendships with those you love. I also found a commanilty in my biggest ...

Rebecca Hensleyâs memoire gave me a glimpse of her journey as she chose early on to leave the status quo and embark on a journey of freedom. She chose to be human first and rid herself of the paradigms America has created. She gave us a glimpse of her experiences, woven in the fabric of Americaâs âismsâ: class, race, and sex. As a woman I found a commanality with Hensleyâs relationships: boredom with a man, feelings of inadequacy with another, domestic violence in another, lack of protection, and finally creating genuine friendships with those you love. I also found a commanilty in my biggest fears through her journey with her son, who seemed to be a brilliant, strong vibrant young man. Most of all, I enjoyed Hensleyâs memoire because she is fearless and follows her heart. She began her life with the family structure this country applauds, but she chose happiness and humanity instead. Her memoire is not apologetic, she confronts disparities head on and instead of apologizing she acknowledges, rolling up her sleeves to be a part of the solution.

Outstanding read

This book was an outstanding read. I really admire the Authorâs openness and brutal honesty of herself. Her fight for righteousness and equality were heart felt. In so many ways the author shows the importance of everyone having the same rights and social status in this country. The subject matter of this book gives strong insight to some of the problems of the world today and an answer to why so many things are still the same today.

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This book was an outstanding read. I really admire the Authorâs openness and brutal honesty of herself. Her fight for righteousness and equality were heart felt. In so many ways the author shows the importance of everyone having the same rights and social status in this country. The subject matter of this book gives strong insight to some of the problems of the world today and an answer to why so many things are still the same today.

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A great read, from a great teacher.

Reduced to Equality is an autobiographical novel concerning the life of one of the most passionate educators I have come to know in academia.