Nancy's Reviews > The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose

This book should be required reading for every person who claims to be an American. It's a heart breaking philosophical tour de force. Chris Wilson takes us into Plato's Cave to show us how the color line snakes like an ugly umbilical chord through every layer of our existence. Some have the luxury of ignoring, while others are shackled by it like devil's snare.

We have a problem with multiple names: racism, red-lining, mass incarceration, bigotry, intolerance, hatred of others, self-hatred and the list goes on. Chris Wilson extracted himself from its vice grip by working continuously on his mind, his body and his heart. But there is luck here too, or perhaps fate. Were it not for his mentors, would Chris Wilson have survived?

The more important question is, how do we guarantee that no child goes to bed afraid, sleeping on the floor wrapped in a sheet, because of the color line? Black Lives Matter. Anyone who denies this or wants to change the words to "All Lives Matter" does not recognize their privilege.