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mcf's review against another edition
5.0
I honestly think I'm rating Braden herself as much as the book, but whatever: FIVE STARS FOR EVERYONE! Fosl's book covers a long, eventful life in a way that is consistently engaging, and she weaves together Braden's story with a broader examination of southern activism with impressive grace, only occasionally lapsing into what feels like unnecessary repetition. Braden's personal transformation -- from a child of southern privilege to a woman whose life was devoted to destroying the very system that shaped and nourished the world in which she was raised -- is as remarkable as her decades of social justice work, something which is confirmed by the 2002 interview which ends the book. In the interview, the 75+ Braden is achingly sharp, and speaks with arresting straightforwardness about systemic white supremacy and her ferocious battles against it, endowing the issues with clarity and matter of factness that are still far out of reach of most of white America.
ren8ions's review against another edition
4.0
A bit academic, but a good read (listened to the audiobook) overall about a complicated person in a complicated time. The Cold War in America and its social impacts is a grey area for my knowledge, and this certainly filled in a lot of gaps. The book focused on Louisville less than I anticipated, but that was due to 1.) What the Bradens actually did, and 2.) What happened in Louisville that necessitated they focus their attentions elsewhere.
franklinroberts12's review against another edition
I was busy and couldn't keep up interest. Not a knock on Anne Braden, who rules
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