Reviews

In My Place by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

mackenziewrites's review against another edition

5.0

She is an amazing writer, this is a hard-to-put-down memoir rich in history and truth. Her graduation speech at the end is chock full of amazing quotable moments.

twagner3's review against another edition

4.0

A memoir written by one of the first two black students at the University of Georgia, this book told of the Hunter-Gault's early years growing up mostly in the south, the court case to desegregate the university and her time at the school. A powerful telling of a powerful woman, although the way that Hunter-Gault talks about some of the situations related to mobs and the verbal and emotional abuse she faced, it feels understated. A sharp reminder that this was only happening 59 years ago and we still have so far to go today, as well as the resilience and courage not just of Hunter-Gault but so many other students, lawyers, organizers, journalists and others in the Black community.