Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot

4 reviews

saucywench813's review against another edition

challenging funny informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

solaris_whiteflower's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

ren_the_hobbit's review

challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

I was taught the white version of history in school and this book was absolutely necessary to relearn and widen the view from that vantage point. It does so with both humor and grace without trying to make ugly things pretty. I did get a little drowned in the details, but I’m not much for history anyway so someone who likes the subject more would probably find this perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

cari_mac's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

incredibly well-researched, humorous but not blasé, rooted in memoir-like vignettes of Harriot’s family, and sprinkled with prose. The writing is high quality, varied, and engaging. I love the way Harriot sometimes waits to reveals the identity of the person whose story he is telling, almost like a mystery book. An excellent review of Black (American) history, and love the required and recommended reading lists at the end too.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, and Sexual assault