Books like Breaking the Curse of Willie Lynch: The Science of Slave Psychology

While talking about race with one of my students, he suggested that I read this book. Having just completed it, I have mixed feelings. First, the book is poorly edited. There are punctuation errors, misspelled words and more. Documentation of sources is lacking and organization of the writing is not always clear. Next, the author is not "professionally qualified." He states that he is a student of black history and religion and is a wholistic health practitioner but offers no further qualifications. Finally, because the book is based on a letter from a slave maker, I had hoped to see some authentication of that letter. None is offered.Despite these issues, I do see it as a thoughtful book. Never would I use it as a source for scholarly debate about race, but the book does hold value as the expression of one person's understanding of race in this country. Sometimes, that is enough