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A review by katebd
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History by Jeanne Theoharis
4.0
This book has a lot of very important information that both inspires action and provokes some serious critical thinking about the way we frame the civil rights movement. I do consider it a must read for those who want to learn more about freedom struggles (both in the past and present).
My only issue is that the chapters feel more like discrete essays than a cohesive book, which wouldn’t be a problem except that some of the writing and key points Theoharis makes start to feel redundant across chapters.
Overall, it’s readable and serves as a good starting point to delve deeper into key figures, movements, and locations that may interest you - I often found myself checking her footnotes to find material for further reading. I found it was best to take this book on a chapter by chapter basis rather than trying to read it straight through.
My only issue is that the chapters feel more like discrete essays than a cohesive book, which wouldn’t be a problem except that some of the writing and key points Theoharis makes start to feel redundant across chapters.
Overall, it’s readable and serves as a good starting point to delve deeper into key figures, movements, and locations that may interest you - I often found myself checking her footnotes to find material for further reading. I found it was best to take this book on a chapter by chapter basis rather than trying to read it straight through.