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emwil13's review against another edition
4.0
This is an amazing historical account of black American history from the past 400 years. A collection of poets, writers, intellectuals, and more.
suebrownreads's review
4.0
Interesting story arrangement. 80 authors. 400 years since the beginning of African America. Each author takes 5 years and writes about it. It is kinda like 80 essays. I heard a lot that I had not heard before. Well done!
jaredwill_'s review
5.0
100 essays written by African Americans detailing their story from 1619 to 2019. This often feels like a survey course in African American history mixed with sermons from the pulpit.
This is a book that will make you feel all the feelings and give you a long list of topics to research.
This is a book that will make you feel all the feelings and give you a long list of topics to research.
mysteriesbooks's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
It's a daunting task to take on such a large swath of history, but wow did this nail it. Having so many collaborators of historians, social sciences folks, poets, and storytellers collided into a book I couldn't help but keep reading. (Reading via listening in my case. This audiobook is fully casted and it's a wonder to listen to.) Each little essay and poem was a moment in time that captured so many different people and snippets of life from so many different angles. I absolutely intend to read it again, and I can't recommend it enough.
sawthisdidthat's review
5.0
I might buy this one; really great and I loved how it was organized. Definitely recommend.
bjness's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
poppymonster's review
5.0
Easily one of the best reads of the year for me. I loved hearing from such a variety of authors and improving my awareness and understanding of black history.
lsparrow's review
4.0
I appreciated the review of history that is often left out and also the different voices that told the stories.