MLK Book Club: The Accommodation (Bonton Farms)

The MLK Book Club is a space to discuss and share a book we can all read together. It is ok to read at your own pace and it is NOT required to read the book to attend. This book in particular should open up a broad discussion.

Registration is not required to attend.

We will read The Accommodation: The Politics of Race in an American City by Jim Schutze. ISBN: 9781646050963.

Written by longtime Dallas political journalist Jim Schutze, formerly of the Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Observer, and currently columnist at D Magazine, The Accommodation details the violent and suppressed history of race and racism in Dallas from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement, and the city's desegregation efforts in the 1950s and '60s. Known for being an uninhibited and honest account of the city's institutional and structural racism, Schutze's book argues that Dallas' desegregation period came at a great cost to Black leaders in the city"-- Provided by publisher.

How to get the book

Paper

Free copies are available at Dallas Public Library branches while supplies last. Big D Reads has listed events to get a free copy here: https://www.bigdreads.org/get-the-book

The Dallas Public Library also has copies in catalog for check out. The current availability can be found here: https://catalog.dallaslibrary.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&cn=3267361

Audio

The audiobook version is free through Hoopla. You will need an active library card as well as an email address. More information at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Reading Schedule

It is not required to read the book to attend nor is it required to match anyone's pace but your own. We will focus on topics within the following page ranges which can serve as a guide to complete the book.  Feel free to go further if you would like!

Sept 17 : 0-50

Oct 1: 50-100

Oct 15: 100-150

Oct 29: 150-200

Nov 12: 200-250