Abstract – Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 Four Hundred Souls, edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, is a sweeping, community-driven history that documents four hundred years of African American experiences from 1619 to 2019. The book is crafted through the contributions of 90 writers, each responding to a five-year period, blending historica…