A review by brayden_stalcup13
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles

5.0

I read this for class and it was incredible. Constructing a whole history of slavery in the United States from long lost family heirloom is impressive. This story does an amazing job at showing the human, emotional impact of slavery instead of giving simple statistics or storytelling from a western point of view. The life of a slave was horrifyingly brought to life with this book, but if one wants to know truly learn about American Slavery, this is a must read history.

Additionally I just want to say Tiya Miles is a very inspiring historian, and I truly appreciate her work.