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spiritwave's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Murder, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Torture, and Racial slurs
kn0tp0rk's review against another edition
4.0
TW// Anti-semitism
I'm glad I bought this book. I was searching around Half Priced for some other Civil Rights Movement literature but ended up with this one after not finding what I was looking for.
This book gives a much better picture of the Movement than I had obtained from textbooks in primary and high school. And it was alluring to read people's own accounts of what was going on around them. It's particularly relevant to me in 2020 as I see the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that there's a small instance of antisemitism from a couple of people in Ch 26. They claim that Semites were actually African, effectively saying, "How can you call us antisemitic when these people aren't actually Semites?" and while the editors state that they're not necessarily endorsing anyone's views, I had a feeling I was supposed to be sympathizing with these people, which for the most part, I did? I was also a little disappointed in the lack of inclusion of LGBT+ people. The Stonewall Riots happened in '69 and were led by black leaders like Marsha P. Johnson. Also, Angela Davis is lesbian, but there was no metion of that when she was introduced.
I'm glad I bought this book. I was searching around Half Priced for some other Civil Rights Movement literature but ended up with this one after not finding what I was looking for.
This book gives a much better picture of the Movement than I had obtained from textbooks in primary and high school. And it was alluring to read people's own accounts of what was going on around them. It's particularly relevant to me in 2020 as I see the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that there's a small instance of antisemitism from a couple of people in Ch 26. They claim that Semites were actually African, effectively saying, "How can you call us antisemitic when these people aren't actually Semites?" and while the editors state that they're not necessarily endorsing anyone's views, I had a feeling I was supposed to be sympathizing with these people, which for the most part, I did? I was also a little disappointed in the lack of inclusion of LGBT+ people. The Stonewall Riots happened in '69 and were led by black leaders like Marsha P. Johnson. Also, Angela Davis is lesbian, but there was no metion of that when she was introduced.
melissajung's review against another edition
5.0
Firsthand perspectives of moments in the Civil Rights movement that we've all learned about as well as moments that were completely new to me. A fascinating and important read that builds context for the struggle that continues today.
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