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clemmies's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
2.25
Booker T. Washington is a critical figure, and clearly has a strong moral character (in his own context) as well as a nuanced understanding of his time's social relations through his writing. He is also a fluent and flowerful disseminator. A lot of information is very easy to take in throughout this biography, and its very easy to learn a lot about the "reconstruction" period through Washington's perspective and learn of modern pitfalls of Black capitalism.
UP FROM SLAVERY is the pinnacle of Black excellence and it hurts my soul to see the revolutions of yesterday drop dead on arrival due to its grip. I cannot in good conscience adore this book despite its helpful use and well-formed writing. So many lines about "civilization," "value," and fucking "WORTH" make me ache for the millions of disabled black souls who were taught under people who learned and rose "up" using Washington's methodology. Dude also does NOT care about women LOL
UP FROM SLAVERY is the pinnacle of Black excellence and it hurts my soul to see the revolutions of yesterday drop dead on arrival due to its grip. I cannot in good conscience adore this book despite its helpful use and well-formed writing. So many lines about "civilization," "value," and fucking "WORTH" make me ache for the millions of disabled black souls who were taught under people who learned and rose "up" using Washington's methodology. Dude also does NOT care about women LOL
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Slavery
akvolcano's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.25
As Washington was and is an important figure in Black History-it is vital to understand the book as a whole and within its own context. This book was not written in 2023 and to understand it only from the knowledge/experiences of current times would be a loss of understanding. TLDR; Good book, potentially problematic language, perspective is important
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Sexism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism
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