Reviews - Built from the Fire

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Please read this book! It blows my mind how ill informed we all are about issues of injustice!! The Tulsa massacre is so close to home for me and yet zero info was ever shared on this in a single history course in high school or college! The author cited all his sources and did a beautiful job weaving this dark history into present day and recent atrocities! We have to know better to do better. Let’s learn and grow! Let’s do better!

berniemck's review against another edition

5.0

Awesome book about the Tulsa massacre, and the horrific aftermath experienced by the victims.

kevinmccarrick's review

4.5

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

martizyg53's review

5.0

This is a very important book. It should be read by everyone. Powerful people can easily cover things up and make things even more difficult for poor or marginalized people to live. I was surprised that this book actually covers over 100 years. Truly a must read - even if it isn’t always easy to read.

cmijoredux's review against another edition

5.0

Powerful and fully comprehensive look at the time before and after May 31/June 1
This is a must read.

wildandfreelance's review

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

mauracait's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

This was a well-researched account that describes not only the circumstances of the Tulsa Race Massacre, but also its aftermath. When I first learned about the Greenwood District a few years ago, I heard about its destruction. This book helped me to understand that the story of Greenwood didn’t end there. In the decades since, the community has continued to fight to preserve itself and for the rights of Black people. The author clearly spent a significant amount of time researching Greenwood and hearing firsthand accounts of its history from longterm residents and descendants of the massacre survivors. This is an important book I’d recommend to anyone with an interest in understanding American history and how we got to where we are today.