Unknowingly, Grey has been invited to join a members-only club where the members are exclusively African American and the wait-staff is exclusively Caucasian. Upon arriving, there are no raging waters to be found but there is danger beyond anything that Martin Grey could imagine. He is taken to Forty Acres after agreeing to partake in a type of team-building whitewater rafting expedition. Coming off a high-profile win, Grey is invited to join an exclusive group of similarly minded successful black men. Martin Grey is an African American attorney on the very brink of fame and fortune. Forty Acres forces the issue, making readers address issues like slavery and reparation head on. So, you know, I'm not in the habit of really talking about race - or any potentially inflammatory subject like religion or politics - because I'd rather polite than start a fight. The desire to be politically correct is almost ingrained, at this point, and I'm terrified of being perceived as offensive when I'm trying to be anything but. It isn't that I think things are right or fair or equal between the races - just the opposite, but I don't know how to talk about it without causing offense or being antagonistic. As a Caucasian, I have difficulty verbalizing and discussing racial inequities and discrimination. This is awkward.I had a difficult time reading this book, and I'm having an even harder time reviewing it.
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