Reviewed by Brenda Casto for Readers' Favorite

When Senator Bob Lowe, a very conservative, white lawmaker from Alabama, starts thinking that the white race is thinning out due to interracial marriages and the growing number of mixed heritage children being born in America, he thinks he has come up with a plan that just might solve the race problems for the United States. His idea is to separate the races. He shares his idea with a fellow Congressman, and while the two know that the plan will be a hard one to sell, they decide to disguise what they are doing as a survey in which they will ask people how they feel about other races. Once they realize that so many are in favor of separating the races, they decide to put it on a ballot and let the American people decide. Will people vote for a complete separation of the races, changing America forever?

Even though this book is a work of fiction, it really grabbed my attention. As the plot of the story unfolds, and the American people are duped into voting to segregate the races, I found myself wondering, what if? While it seems totally implausible to think something like this could happen in America, who knows? I totally agree with the title, though, that if something actually happened like this in America, it would be America's worst nightmare. This book is a well-written, fast read that flows well. While the ending did seem a bit unrealistic, it gives a positive message.

If it was the author's goal to get the reader to think about race relations in America, then he certainly accomplished his goal with me. This is a book well worth reading.