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emilymorgan02's review
3.0
I could see this being an incredible text for a classroom to teach about the civil rights movement.
zbrarian's review
5.0
A simple but powerfully written novel in verse that takes the reader through the 50s and 60s Civil Rights Movement Era, showcasing some heroes of that era that were rarely, if ever heard about. The visual impact of the way the author writes the poems will stick with the reader. The repetitive use of words impresses upon the reader of the never give up attitude of blacks of then and even now. Rosa Parks’ quote stayed with me after finishing this book “the only tired I was, was tired of giving in”. This is a love note to those unknown and known heroes of the Civil Rights movement.
sassyykassie's review
5.0
This was a powerful collection of poems that provides a historical timeline of the civil rights movement including pieces of history that is not often gone over in the classroom. It’s dark and surprising. Some parts are what we all know such as MLK’s assassination and then there’s parts such as the mass murder of teenage boys when a live in school was burned down in the south. It also includes MLK’s letter he wrote while incarcerated.
*thank you a NetGalley and Penguin for this eArc*
*thank you a NetGalley and Penguin for this eArc*
ashbearly's review
4.0
Absolutely powerful read. Everyone should pick up this book and read it and reread it and share it with someone new.
notinjersey's review
5.0
And We Rise is a journey through the Civil Rights Movement told in poetry. It covers the 1950s-60s and includes historical photos. I read about things I knew about as well as things I hadn’t realized or learned about before. The book demonstrates how time passed by use of repeated stanzas indicating when Black people marched for their rights. It was powerfully done. I think this could be placed in middle school classrooms, although it does contain instances of the N word, as it was used at the time.
figuereads's review
5.0
Erica Martin truly brings the Civil Rights Movement to life in these poems. Everyone should read this and do their due research.
thenextgenlib's review
5.0
“There's no difference / between you / and i / except that you get to live / and i get to die / trying"