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ryliereadss's review against another edition
challenging
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informative
tense
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3.5
So much information! This book gives a very detailed history about rebellions that happened in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was a little bit repetitive sometimes and sometimes the timeline got a bit confusing. It was interesting to learn about the different towns and how the rebellions played out in each of them and then about the similarities between rebellions then and now. Its infuriating that cities get people to tell them how to solve the problem and then nothing is done except giving more money to the police which obviously isn’t helping solve the problems the Black Americans are facing and then then the cycle repeats. It was great to be reminded that many of these rebellions are started by young people, like very young people. Some of the protesters were as young as 11.
abominablesnowaro's review against another edition
challenging
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reflective
slow-paced
3.5
bookwrm526's review against another edition
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karibaumann's review against another edition
“[T]his book has striven to show that what were long assumed to be urban, Black “riots” were, in fact, rebellions—political acts carried out in response to an unjust and repressive society.” Fascinating read with several references to Greensboro (including the very first page). I learned a lot. A little dry but packed with info.
mororlesley's review against another edition
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4.25