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A Kick in the Belly: Women, Slavery and Resistance by Stella Dadzie
2 reviews
2treads's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
-As my two estates are at the two extremities of the island, I am entitled to say from my own knowledge...that book-keepers and overseers kick black women in the belly from one end of Jamaica to the other- Matthew Monk Lewis
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Dadzie uses clear, precise writing to document the stealing, transportation, subjugation, enslavement, and rebellion of Africans, notably our women, from The Continent to the New World.
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As she presents the forgotten spaces and importance of women and the crucial contributions they made within this time, her acerbic wit and commitment to ensuring that whatever illumination could be brought so that these women, named and unnamed, would have their place in the narrative of resistance.
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Dadzie holds nothing back as she exposes the realities and debunks the racialised perceptions that have been a part of the colonizers handbook for far too long. She uses this research to elucidate the roles that our ancestors have been placed in and how that influences to this day the way white society reacts to and perpetuates held presumptions on our bodies and consciousness.
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-Slavery and the Slave Trade, with its crude levelling of sexual distinctions, meant that African women shared every inch of the man's spiritual and physical odyssey- Lucille Mathurin Mair
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There is no doubt that Black women are absolutely the definition of strength. The horrors they endured, witnessed, made a part of, and yet still, they stood firmly in their right to be free, to orchestrate action, and undermine the colonialist institution.
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#BlackHistory #WomensHistory #StrongBlackWomen #amplifyBlackstories #amplifyBlackwriters #amplifyBlackvoices #readwidely #readwhatyouwant #readingisselfcare #BlackWomen #readhistory
🌍🌍🌍
Dadzie uses clear, precise writing to document the stealing, transportation, subjugation, enslavement, and rebellion of Africans, notably our women, from The Continent to the New World.
🌍🌎🌏
As she presents the forgotten spaces and importance of women and the crucial contributions they made within this time, her acerbic wit and commitment to ensuring that whatever illumination could be brought so that these women, named and unnamed, would have their place in the narrative of resistance.
🌏🌎🌍
Dadzie holds nothing back as she exposes the realities and debunks the racialised perceptions that have been a part of the colonizers handbook for far too long. She uses this research to elucidate the roles that our ancestors have been placed in and how that influences to this day the way white society reacts to and perpetuates held presumptions on our bodies and consciousness.
🌎🌎🌎
-Slavery and the Slave Trade, with its crude levelling of sexual distinctions, meant that African women shared every inch of the man's spiritual and physical odyssey- Lucille Mathurin Mair
🌎🌍🌏
There is no doubt that Black women are absolutely the definition of strength. The horrors they endured, witnessed, made a part of, and yet still, they stood firmly in their right to be free, to orchestrate action, and undermine the colonialist institution.
🌎🌏🌎
#BlackHistory #WomensHistory #StrongBlackWomen #amplifyBlackstories #amplifyBlackwriters #amplifyBlackvoices #readwidely #readwhatyouwant #readingisselfcare #BlackWomen #readhistory
Content Warnings
Minor: Slavery, Violence, Suicide, Racism, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Abortion
richthegreat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
An excellent book, that centers women's voices in the terrible history of white violence and terror. It is pretty graphic in parts so prepare yourself before you read it, but you should read it. It's a very good book for white people to read, we need to learn our true history and the tremendous harm and pain we have caused.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
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