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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi
21 reviews
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
5.0
Four Hundred Souls should be a book that everyone reads and refers back to in order to understand history, systemic racism, and the problems/politics still present today. I look forward to using this as a stepping point and researching many of the topics that I had never learned about in school, as well as reading more from the contributors!
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and War
Minor: Religious bigotry and Classism
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Classism
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.25
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4 stars
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Racial slurs, and Torture
txsweetheart's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence
ksuazo94's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction
nadia's review against another edition
3.75
I listened to the audiobook, and while I've heard others praise this edition highly — and it was awesome to hear so many different Black voices — I just don't think this format was the right one for me to take in this material. Admittedly, I wasn't in the best mood while listening to most of it — which definitely didn't help given the subject matter — but I struggled to focus and gel with some of the chapters, especially a lot of the earlier ones.
I go back and forth between thinking the book was incredible because of its breadth and variety and thinking it was trying to pack in almost too much that I've left it not really remembering any details, which is what I went into the book hoping for. Again, this could be because I listened to the book as opposed to reading the words from a page.
I was a big fan of the structure — 10 parts spanning 40 years and each chapter spanning 5 — and it was fascinating travelling bit by bit from the 17th Century all the way to the present day. I also appreciated the occasional poems mixed in with the essays!
I think I might have preferred a series of books in a very similar style, but with some of the essays going more in depth, and perhaps them having a little bit more of a narrative thread through them.
All in all, a book that's definitely worth your time! My rating is heavily based on my personal enjoyment in the moment.
Note: Around 75% in, there's a chapter on Zora Neale Hurston. I skipped most of it for fear of spoilers of Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
talonsontypewriters's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Suicide, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
stevia333k's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
jennie_white2008's review
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, War, and Classism
sydapel's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation