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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
3 reviews
amalauna's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, and Slavery
booksnooksandcooks's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This book is currently at the top of my list of non-fiction books I've read this year.
Miles combines historiography with storytelling to mesh together a beautifully heartbreaking tale of slavery. While working with the limited archives regarding Ruth Middleton and her ancestors, Miles entwines accounts and narratives from other enslaved individuals to present a side of history not often told.
Truly, Miles' writing is a sobering reminder that many Black individuals are lost to history because of the racism this nation has perpetuated. With simply a sack, she delved into a lineage of women and attempted to bring their history forth with the limited information she had. Furthermore, her connection to modern events, especially in regards to typically feminine crafts, continues that line of storytelling through art to today.
Amazing book and I would highly recommend this to anyone.
Miles combines historiography with storytelling to mesh together a beautifully heartbreaking tale of slavery. While working with the limited archives regarding Ruth Middleton and her ancestors, Miles entwines accounts and narratives from other enslaved individuals to present a side of history not often told.
Truly, Miles' writing is a sobering reminder that many Black individuals are lost to history because of the racism this nation has perpetuated. With simply a sack, she delved into a lineage of women and attempted to bring their history forth with the limited information she had. Furthermore, her connection to modern events, especially in regards to typically feminine crafts, continues that line of storytelling through art to today.
Amazing book and I would highly recommend this to anyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Rape
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book uses a single object - a bag given to a daughter by her mother - to illustrate the history of the region, the cruelties of slavery and the resilience of Black women. The writing places the bag and its contents in a historical context and then extrapolates on the history of the women associated through the scant archival record and similar narratives by others. I learned a lot from this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Trafficking
Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death, Death, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
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