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alisarae's review against another edition
Fascinating. I liked learning about specific black women in US history, both famous and not. Even famous ones, like Rosa Parks, I was surprised to learn a lot of info about. I was also happy to learn about Mary Church Terrell, whose archives I am helping digitize at the Library of Congress but didn't really know all that much about her big-picture life contributions. What life was like for the average black woman during different periods of US history is also covered. It's nice to have such a personal and intimate lens to look through—most of my history classes were presidents and wars.
eleanora_just's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
mborer23's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
A must-read for everyone in the US. Sad and fascinating and inspiring all at once.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
leasummer's review against another edition
4.0
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This is a history of Black women in the US written by Black women for Black women. Some stories are heartbreaking and agonizing to read, others are hopeful. It really illustrated how many fronts are working to keep Black women down, and how regardless, they keep fighting for justice.
This is a history of Black women in the US written by Black women for Black women. Some stories are heartbreaking and agonizing to read, others are hopeful. It really illustrated how many fronts are working to keep Black women down, and how regardless, they keep fighting for justice.
erindarlyn's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
tuesday_evening's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0