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jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
It is important to learn from history to get a better understanding of where society is at today. The year 2020 has helped shine a spot light on our continued need for equal treatment of all people. Overground Railroad talks about a very specific niche of Black history in America. Starting in the 1930's and continuing for several decades, the Green Book was published letting Black travelers know which businesses supported and welcomed Black people. This was important in a time when Jim Crow was very much still in effect and Sundown Towns were a thing. Black people could have been in danger if they wandered into the wrong town after dark.
The author did an excellent job of relaying the history of the Green Book and how it related to the cultural landscape at the time. I highly recommend this book to American History buffs or anyone interested in doing some anti-racist reading.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was engaging and definitely captured my attention throughout.
Thank you to the publisher for the audio book in exchange for an honest review!
The author did an excellent job of relaying the history of the Green Book and how it related to the cultural landscape at the time. I highly recommend this book to American History buffs or anyone interested in doing some anti-racist reading.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was engaging and definitely captured my attention throughout.
Thank you to the publisher for the audio book in exchange for an honest review!
vonderbash's review against another edition
5.0
I received an ARC of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. First off, it’s gorgeous. The layout and pictures are fantastic! I love learning about history, but some history books are so dry. This is not one of them. The writing is superb and blends historical facts with personal stories and connects it all with what’s presently happening. This is such an important read.
alissaraefun's review against another edition
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4.25
As much about the people who used the guide as it is about the guide's contents. Equal parts history and social justice looking towards the ways we can learn from our past to improve the nation's future.
minnejenny's review against another edition
emotional
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4.0
I learned SO much from this book! I knew only the basics about the Greenbook. Ms. Taylor traveled along the books history from the beginning, and she explained how traveling different greatly for African Americans. The car was a tool for independence and freedom compared to train travel. Yet families still have to hopscotch the country to fund safe spots. I appreciated the personal stories from Ms. Taylor's family history, too.
couch's review against another edition
No real story, just a chronological telling of the business listed in each year's edition of the greenbook and the atrocities non whites had to endure year after year.
studiouspoppy's review against another edition
i wish i could’ve continued reading but my audible subscription ended 😭😭😭😭