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gjones19's review against another edition
5.0
A fascinating account of Dallas’ racial history in the mid-1900’s. I learned a lot of things I didn’t know about my hometown!
micpegu's review against another edition
5.0
10/10. I’ve never read a history of Dallas so this was incredibly illuminating! Despite being written in the 80s, it identified the violence and policy related histories that shaped the everyday experience in Dallas to this day. I learned about so many things I’d never heard of and finally understood the history of my former churches, pastors, and leadership.
Dallas earned its title City of Hate long before Kennedy was assassinated there. Would recommend to any Dallasite or person interested in Texas.
Crazy that a book from the 80s that references new comers like TI and other is mirrored in the new wave of Californians in Texas politics too.
Glad it was reprinted ❤️ shout out to Deep Vellum Books.
Dallas earned its title City of Hate long before Kennedy was assassinated there. Would recommend to any Dallasite or person interested in Texas.
Crazy that a book from the 80s that references new comers like TI and other is mirrored in the new wave of Californians in Texas politics too.
Glad it was reprinted ❤️ shout out to Deep Vellum Books.
exelone31's review against another edition
5.0
Really interesting context around the 1950s and 1960s in Dallas. It is amazing how many parallels there are to today.
stevienotnicks's review
3.0
I didn’t grow up in Texas, so I didn’t realize the full extent to which the education system would teach and altered history. Jim Schutze approaches the tale of Dallas in the 1940s - 1960s with a journalistic curiosity. It is an eye opening account or how the city was built and founded on racist ideals that continue to affect the most vulnerable today, some sixty odd years later.
While I did find the subject matter extremely powerful and interesting, I found the delivery to be quite dry. As more of a fiction reader, I prefer my nonfic to come with a narrative quality that pulls me into the story. I found that to be severely lacking in this book, and unfortunately found myself zoning out and having to reread pages over and over. All in all it is an interesting read for anyone, especially those interested in Dallas history.
While I did find the subject matter extremely powerful and interesting, I found the delivery to be quite dry. As more of a fiction reader, I prefer my nonfic to come with a narrative quality that pulls me into the story. I found that to be severely lacking in this book, and unfortunately found myself zoning out and having to reread pages over and over. All in all it is an interesting read for anyone, especially those interested in Dallas history.
amalas_bookstop's review
5.0
This book is a great foundation of Dallas history. It explores the interactions between blacks and whites and will give you a better understanding of Dallas’s political climate today.