Reviews tagging 'Racism'

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry

18 reviews

orireading's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Strongly recommend the audiobook, read by Perry herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Hate crime, Slavery, Rape, Racism, and Murder

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

'South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation' by Imani Perry is the perfect blend of memoir and history book. It details the South in the United States through Perry's personal experiences as well as the wider history. Perry includes moments from her childhood and adult life that clearly show that she both loves the South while also grappling with its troubled history. In so doing, she expresses why the South is important, moments of community, and issues that persist. 
The South is so often seen by those who do not live there as a stereotype. Perry deconstructs this by taking different cities throughout the South and exploring their own history as well as interjecting her personal narrative about that city. 
I think this is a must read for everyone who lives in the United States, especially people like me who are not familiar with the South and only hear about it through stereotyped stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Classism, Police brutality, Hate crime, Murder, and Sexism

rebeccazacuto's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

novelteareader's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Racism

rhilberg's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Death, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Police brutality

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Classism, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Mass/school shootings

aus10england's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Gorgeous, gorgeous book. 

Well written, with clearly so much care put behind the words of the narrative. I am not from the south myself, but I learned so much!

The book is almost poetic in a sense, a wide range of readers would appreciate this story. 

Could have been shorter in some parts, it was a LONG book, but other than that, I emphatically enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Minor: War