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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
It was interesting to see how quickly the civil rights movement became divided. The sit-ins to desegregation lunch counters began in 1960, and by 1962 people were having a hard time sticking to nonviolence as their tactic. Stokely Carmichel and Malcolm X get brief mentions - not vilified, just acknowledged as not having feeling the spiritual connection to nonviolence. We see the Freedom Rides, the beginnings of the shift to voter registration, the March on Washington, and at the very end of the book is the bombing of the church in Birmingham.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence
I don't have words. It's that brilliant, and that important to black history and human history. Even better than the first volume.
Equally solid and enthralling second installment. We're heading toward Selma, and with the Freedom Riders suffering I am scared at what I know is coming. But it's also really powerful.
I have read a lot of history, including a lot of war stories, but I think this book may depict the most courageous acts I have ever had the privilege to read about.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
extremely informative. definitely had to take breaks while reading but the story is gripping.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail