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alanabenjamin's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would.
This book is less about Juneteenth but more about the state, Texas, where the holiday originated. It is re-telling of historical events through personal experience as well as providing a layer of historical context to give a deeper explanation.
I really enjoyed the essay "Origin Stories: Africans in Texas" providing an explanation of origin stories and history and putting into context why the story of 1619 isn't historical accurate.
It's a fairly quick and enlightening read.
This book is less about Juneteenth but more about the state, Texas, where the holiday originated. It is re-telling of historical events through personal experience as well as providing a layer of historical context to give a deeper explanation.
I really enjoyed the essay "Origin Stories: Africans in Texas" providing an explanation of origin stories and history and putting into context why the story of 1619 isn't historical accurate.
It's a fairly quick and enlightening read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, and War
dwdillydally's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Torture
leweylibrary's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
It's obvious how this author has won a Pulitzer because this was a really well done historical nonfiction đź‘Ź I went into it pretty blind, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was largely about Texas and US history more than just a deep dive into that day in history like I was expecting. I also appreciated the mix of personal history of the author to put this history into a more intimate context. It was short, but it really packed a punch because I learned a lot!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Rape
kshertz's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
This is a very short book that details the authors history with Texas and mixes in the history of Juneteenth with Black people’s history in Texas in general. There was some that I knew but a lot that I didnt. I think most impactful for me is realizing that origins stories for Black people don’t just come from being on a ship with Europeans as well as talking about what integration did to Black teacher’s lives. There’s so much good historical information to go through and learn.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
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