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bookdingo's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderfully intensive graphic novel depicting the history of African Americans from the beginning until the election of President Barack Obama. There are plenty of historical facts and individuals that I had no idea about, so yay for new knowledge!
rtwilliams16's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this graphic novel. I actually learned some new facts especially from the 19th Century.
lmwanak's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting to read. Two "elders", man and woman, tell the history of African Americans from slavery to modern times in graphic novel form. I liked how the elders sometimes bickered with each other as they told the story, and thus illustrating that there are differing opinions on what happened in history. It was also interesting to see that there is no clear-cut absolutes. Wealthy white slaveowners were depicted as greedy pigs, but some were also portrayed sympathetically. Black people were shot at, brutalized, but they're also shown as disagreeing among themselves as to what to do.
The book also showed that black people had a strong presence in politics, even during slavery times. I liked how that the book didn't just focus on slavery, but on the conferences (blacks held a Republican conference at one point. That was delightfully ironic), as well as the writers and scientists.
The only thing that turned me off was the drawing style. It felt a little crude to me. But the history telling was so rich, I soon overlooked it.
This is something I would love to have as part of my library. Four freedom trains out of five.
The book also showed that black people had a strong presence in politics, even during slavery times. I liked how that the book didn't just focus on slavery, but on the conferences (blacks held a Republican conference at one point. That was delightfully ironic), as well as the writers and scientists.
The only thing that turned me off was the drawing style. It felt a little crude to me. But the history telling was so rich, I soon overlooked it.
This is something I would love to have as part of my library. Four freedom trains out of five.
valgus's review against another edition
5.0
Very good for what it is and the space it has for an introductory piece - unfortunately, although it is dense, it doesn't good much into detail about a lot of things/I felt a lot was missing. To be fair though, it would have been basically impossible to include everything.
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