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susanreadstheworld's review
This is a good jumping-off point or reference book for people to have around, especially if they are living or working with young people.
It's not comprehensive in any way. And it's dry. Dry. Dry.
But hey, a lot of reference materials are, and there is no way a single book is going to give anyone a comprehensive study of African history.
It's not comprehensive in any way. And it's dry. Dry. Dry.
But hey, a lot of reference materials are, and there is no way a single book is going to give anyone a comprehensive study of African history.
uberbutter's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.75
The Black History Book, distributed by DK is a fairly self explanatory title. The book goes through history from the first human in Africa to the current Black Lives Matter movement. For being only 336 pages, it carries a boatload of information. I could only read about 10 pages a night so I could just ruminate on everything I had read and learned. Of course, even with all the information that packs a punch, it obviously just skims the surface of Black history and culture. But, it is a good beginning book to get a little information on a lot of different subjects - something DK Publishing is great at.
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