Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor by Kim Kelly

4 reviews

lisettemarie's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Murder, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

barium_squirrel's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

A fascinating look at labor history, focusing on the stories of women, minorities, and marginalized people. This book is compassionate and thrilling. I'd like to own this one 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

hendrixpants's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Police brutality

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This is a great starter book for anyone just getting into labor history in the US. This is a broad rather than a deep analysis, but it is quite well organized.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Hate crime, Ableism, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, War, Eating disorder, Cancer, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Abortion, Cursing, Outing, Child death, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

Capital punishment, Incarceration, Whorephobia, Forced Sterilization, Eugenics