This is the inaugural episode of Reality and Fiction begins with a discussion on Critical Race Theory. I delve into the roots that brought CRT to fruition, as well as the imagined fear associated with it being taught in public schools. Next, we take a stroll down memory lane, recounting the history of why it has been said that the United States was founded on racism; and then I finish with a reading of chapter one from my first published novel, “A Haven Amidst Perdition.”

"A Haven Amidst Perdition" available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Amidst-Perdition-Sidra-Owens/dp/147878668X/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Sidra+Owens+A+Haven+Amidst+Perdition&qid=1631484305&sr=8-3



Resources
https://pa01001022.schoolwires.net/cms/lib6/PA01001022/Centricity/ModuleInstance/2040/Compromise%20of%201877.pdf
https://onlinellm.usc.edu/a-brief-history-of-jim-crow-laws/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Civil-Rights-Act-United-States-1875
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act
https://immigrationhistory.org/item/1943-repeal-of-chinese-exclusion/