Ben Lewellyn-Taylor

Ben Lewellyn-Taylor lives in Dallas, TX. He is an MFA student at Antioch University. His work appears in The Adroit Journal, New South Journal, Oyez Review, No Contact Mag, Postscript Magazine, Heavy Feather Review, New Critique, and others, all of which can be found at benlewellyntaylor.com.

Content by Ben Lewellyn-Taylor

Book cover of 'ow the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery in America'

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Collective Memories: Clint Smith’s How the Word Is Passed

BY Ben Lewellyn-Taylor

As an educator, Smith believes that a true reckoning with America’s legacy of slavery would shift the ground we stand on. “How different might our country look,” he wonders, “if all of us fully understood what has happened here?” At various turns, questions of access underlie his journey. Not everyone can travel to these sites of memory, and Smith’s book serves to extend their reach.