Summary

Chapter 2, “Sunday, April 26,” focuses on the day stated in the chapter title. The book shifts focus to Greg Butler, a Black resident of Baltimore. He was in his early twenties in 2015. Greg was acutely aware of police violence against Black communities. Kareem—a friend of Greg’s father—was a successful Black man with an increasing amount of influence and status. Kareem was murdered by an unknown assailant. Greg was personally doubtful that racial justice would be achievable in Baltimore. The book the shifts focus to Nick Mosby, a Black man who was a member of Baltimore’s city council. After Nick completed college, his mother had wanted him to leave Baltimore. However, he eventually returned in order to enter Baltimore politics and try to address the city’s oppression and inequality. The book then introduces Anthony Williams, a Black man who was the...