"Racism is endemic in North America. And it's also systemic. While it affects the general population at large, it's also buried in the institutions that are supposed to protect us from such abuses. " King does an excellent job of exploring the history of our racism in North America and how we have royal screwed Indigenous people. I learned a lot from this book, and King was able give many years of history in pieces that I was able to read and digest in its heart wrenching ways. I have set out to learn more this year and by reading Kings book, I feel that I have learned. I have learned that current issues, are not as the media portrays it, a one off event, but rather a history of years of systemic abuses. I appreciate what I have learned in this book.