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rchristine11's review against another edition
3.5
interesting. Needed an editor and perhaps a restructuring.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
kmatthe2's review against another edition
4.0
As always, Robbins weaves a captivating tale from her thorough research.
littlemascara's review against another edition
4.0
I had to read this for school (and it's my professor's book). All the same, I really enjoyed it -- the writing was livelier than your typical academic press biography-with-a-larger-theme, and it thoroughly painted a picture of the political climate at the start of the civil rights movement. I also appreciated the personal difficulties that Robbins encountered in putting the book together.
dmatson21's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
libkatem's review against another edition
3.0
*phew* This book was dry. So dry. Very much "just the facts, ma'am." Can you jazz it up a little? This is coming from a person who adores to read about histories and libraries.
Ms. Brown is quite admirable, if very imperfect, in her attempt to serve everyone in her community, including the marginalized African Americans.
Ms. Brown is quite admirable, if very imperfect, in her attempt to serve everyone in her community, including the marginalized African Americans.
ravengoodwoman's review against another edition
4.0
I wish we could have read more about Brown's activism in HER OWN WORDS in this book. We got little snippets but the writing was more about how people reacted TO her, not who she really was, if that makes sense.
Also, all the names. Oh god, all the names listed. I couldn't keep track of who was who...
Also, all the names. Oh god, all the names listed. I couldn't keep track of who was who...