Suggested by Shaker bellist: "What book from a minority viewpoint would you recommend that you can hand to an ally and say, 'This is what my life is like; these are the day-to-day micro (or macro) aggressions I have to put up with. Read it and learn.'?"
I don't have a good answer to this question. I think the fact that I don't is why I wrote the Terrible Bargain.
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