And damn if I don't have a head full of colonialism, slavery, imperialism, and disgust.

I'm about to finish "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" by Rashid Khalidi. "The Message" is next up in my queue, although I heard Coates speak on NPR late last year as a preview. Finished Benny Morris' "1948" a few weeks ago. So, I'm right there with you.