Review: America Unleashed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
9/11, the first African-American president, the invasion of Iraq, the signing of the Patriot Act by President Bush--the 2000's was a roller coaster of tragedy and triumph for the American people. As usual, though, they prevailed and remained strong and united. There have always been hidden currents of racism, though, that underlies the outward unity of Americans. Often over the years, this racism would rear its ugly head and cause catastrophe for one race or another. Light and Transient Causes takes place in 202X and follows different groups as the ultimate battle between races begins in America. The government has decided to set up interment camps for African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics, and Jews. Their possessions are taken and often, families will simply disappear. The White family, a Caucasian family with many friends of different races, starts the White Station, a modern version of the Underground Railroad. Professor Ben Benjamin, an African American professor at Butler University, has started ReGenesis, an entire business and community network for the betterment of African Americans. As things heat up between the government and its minorities, sides are taken and the war for freedom is brought to Indiana.Excellent book with a ton of action. I enjoy a well-written suspense book that doesn't have too many characters to follow. Mel Hawkins keeps the plot tight and clean while keeping the reader entertained. Hawkins also has brilliant insights into the whys and wherefores of how history has led America to this point. His predictions seem very accurate to me as far as how we will react in this situation.