Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis

2 reviews

sagelikesscats's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

Although I sometimes found Davis’s arguments frustratingly circular (“I propose that Smith’s lyrics say A, B, and C, which I will prove by quoting X, Y, and Z lyrics”), this is a powerful book. A must-read for anyone passionate about the blues, Black feminism, or the importance of the arts in discussions of race, gender, class, and sexuality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Slavery and Religious bigotry

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Alcoholism