Created Equal

The Painful Past, Confusing Present, and Hopeful Future of Race in America

By: Ben Carson, Candy Carson, Dr. Alveda King

Narrated by: Ben Carson, Terrence Kidd

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Best-selling author and conservative icon Dr. Ben Carson lays out a hopeful and inspiring road map for how America can come together.

External physical characteristics that are genetically encoded are things over which no individual has control. But rather than appreciating the gift of diversity, some have chosen to use it to drive wedges between groups of people. Some of these external characteristics are associated with the past moral failing of slavery. Though slavery in America formally ended in the 1860s, the vestiges of that evil institution are still with us today, and those vestiges often inflict guilt on some and facilitate feelings of victimhood in others.

In Created Equal, Dr. Carson uses his own personal experiences as a member of a racial minority, along with the writings and experiences of others from multiple backgrounds and demographics, to analyze the current state of race relations in America. Instead of using race as an excuse to remake America into something completely antithetical to the Constitution, Dr. Carson suggests ways to enhance and bring great success to our nation and all multiethnic societies by magnifying America's incredible strengths instead of her historical weaknesses.

©2022 Ben Carson, Candy Carson, Dr. Alveda King (P)2022 Center Street

Critic reviews

“This book is what the American people need: the true, unfiltered, and unabashed history of race in America and a blueprint for a real path forward. We have come a long way since the days of Martin Luther King Jr. and his famous "I have a dream" speech, and Dr. Ben Carson embodies that progress in every way imaginable. This book should be a must-read for any American struggling to comprehend the left’s anti-American racial agenda, and especially for those espousing it.” (Bob Unanue, CEO, Goya Foods)

"Dr. Carson’s Created Equal brilliantly reveals the destructiveness of false divisions in society through his moving conversation on education, faith, race, and values in America." (Newt Gingrich)

"To the great number of Americans who care about the erosion of belief in American exceptionalism, add Created Equal to your reading list. Not because you will agree with every point Dr. Carson makes, but because his point of view - borne of a lived experience in realizing his American Dream via personal excellence - sparks the type of spirited discourse our country needs to hear right now. Dr. Carson uses his personal story to narrate our country’s evolution with respect to race relations. It also reinforces the idea that individuals, regardless of the conditions of their birth, possess unlimited potential to become the best version of themselves if they do the work." (Cordell Carter, esq., executive director, Aspen Institute Socrates Program)

Excellent Read

This is an excellent book on racism, and who is better to write it than Dr. Ben Carson? Every American teen and adult should read this book.

So many things I learned and made sense except…

This was a great summary highlighting some of the things that are wrong in our society, many of what are good, and how we should work together and drive individual accountability which would help our nation and the world to prosper…. I just wished he hadn’t called Fox News “balanced” as they rarely promote meaningful dialog on both sides of an idea.

Equals, yes we are

This book is very insightful and has a common sense approach to many issues that face our nation. It strengthens my belief in the fact we more alike than different.

Love the book! Very well presented and lots To think about.

Somebody booked today are filled with so much anger and contention in strong opinions that don’t seem to be open to other sites you Nikki

Love the calm and methodical way that the author went through and explained many different interesting and very relevant topics for today.

Enjoy every minute of the book!

What a determined man.

This is a good book. It was easy to listen to. Carson kept to the point. He had an Interesting life story.

Very well written.

Dr. Carson explained very well what racism is and how we should deal with it.

Fair, Honest, and Full of Hope

Dr. Carson has clearly and fairly discussed the current situation in our country. He has left me inspired and full of hope. Every American needs to read this book.

Dr. Carson is thoughtful, wise, and applies logic

As an educator, I appreciate his willingness to delve into many topics, underlying issues, and historical records that the discussions currently avoid. He covers the challenging discussions thoroughly.

A Must Read!

If you consider yourself to be open minded and a free thinker and prefer to gather facts to form your own opinions, you owe it to yourself to read this book. No matter your political beliefs you will walk away with good, objective information along with a challenge to be a better human and citizen. Thank you, Dr Carson!

A solid read

Dr. Carson moves you in his book to respond not react. He has influenced me to look at people with differing opinions in a more loving way.