“They say we are trash people. White trash.” So begins the new book Trash: A Poor White Journey (Broadleaf), written by Cedar Monroe. “It’s a fraught title, and it’s a way to bring attention to the slur ‘poor white trash’ and...
To solve poverty in our country, let poor people take the lead
In ‘Trash: A Poor White Journey,’ author Cedar Monroe hopes to bring attention to poor white people in the United States.
May 2024
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