The Lines Between Us, Lawrence Lanahan
The Lines Between Us, Lawrence Lanahan
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The Lines Between Us
Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore’s Racial Divide

Author: Lawrence Lanahan

Narrator: Walter Dixon

Unabridged: 12 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/21/2019

Synopsis

The crisscrossing stories of Mark, a white devout Christian who sells his suburban home to move to Baltimore’s inner city, and Nicole, a black mother determined to leave West Baltimore for the suburbs, chronicle how the region became so deeply segregated and why these fault lines persist today. Mark and Nicole personify the enormous disparities in access to safe housing, educational opportunities, and decent jobs. As these characters pack up their lives and change places, journalist Lawrence Lanahan examines what it will take to save our cities and communities: Do we put money into poor, segregated neighborhoods? Or do we move families out into areas with more opportunity? This eye-opening account of how a city creates its black, white, rich, and poor spaces suggests that these problems are not intractable but that they are destined to persist until each of us—despite living in separate worlds—understands that we have something at stake.

About Lawrence Lanahan

Lawrence Lanahan is an award-winning journalist and author whose work has appeared on Colorlines, NPR's Morning Edition, and Al-Jazeera America. A recipient of the Carey Institute's Logan Nonfiction Fellowship as well as the Columbia University's DuPont Award, he currently resides in Baltimore.

About Walter Dixon

Walter Dixon is a media veteran with over twenty years of experience. Having a strong theatre and performing arts background, he has voiced numerous commercials and animated characters. He has recently become a full-time narrator and has recorded more than fifty audiobooks in a range of genres including religion, politics, and children's stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jess on June 19, 2020

From a narrative standpoint, I think this book struggled in trying to be a story about two individuals woven into the weave of a larger issue regarding housing, mobility, access, and systemic racism. Combined with the density of language regarding the legal cases, I found myself skimming parts to ge......more

Goodreads review by Alex on February 06, 2023

Valuable written history of housing segregation and institutional racism in Baltimore. You’re gonna get the most value out of this if you live in or know Baltimore......more

Goodreads review by Corey on January 03, 2021

For anyone who is a Maryland transplant, as I am, this is essential reading.......more

Goodreads review by Annie on March 06, 2021

If you live in Baltimore or are from Baltimore, you NEED to read this. This should be mandatory for every Baltimorean to read. It’s a well-detailed story of a white man who feels led to move to Sandtown, while following the story of a black woman who grew up in West Baltimore that is trying to find......more

Goodreads review by Michael on October 02, 2021

Took me about 100 pages to actually get into it. I finally starting enjoying the discussions of the court cases. Otherwise, I didn't enjoy much. As a liberal, I agree with his assertion that generations of institutionalized discrimination has trapped many blacks in a cycle of poverty and crime-ridde......more

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