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Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball
6 reviews
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Slavery and War
xangemthelibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This is a very short graphic novel, but it is a well done introduction to Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre. I think it always catches me off guard just how recent these events are, and it makes me sad that America has not seemed to have learned its lesson yet.
When will we learn that "different" does not equal "a threat?"
When will we learn that "different" does not equal "a threat?"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Mass/school shootings
alyssamakesart's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Likes: This was a good overview that emphasized what was lost rather than the moment everything was loss. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it strikes this good tone of emphasizing how historically and culturally important the town was, not just that it was a safe haven and then go straight to the bombing. The art was mostly great, and some stunning panels I lingered on for a while.
Issues: I'm not sure what age is the target demo of the book. Most of the book reads as preteen+, but then the text at the end is written like an advanced college undergrad class. It was kinda a jarring jump. Speaking of which, once I saw we were "going there" (which I'm all in favor of) at the end, the critique and context of Black Capitalism were lacking. There was some wording about a "philosophy of some," but doesn't give the background of why some (Booker) thought that way. Du Bois and Booker were written about as in line when they weren't, and this oversimplification is stark in the face of all the nuance given in the last few pages. Art-wise, some of the kids didn't look like kids. Sometimes it was stylized, and other times I think the artist would have been better off having them turned and then focusing on the proportions. I say this as someone that sucks at drawing men and children. I only took off .5 for this because overall, the art was exceptional in technique, style, and framing with the text.
Issues: I'm not sure what age is the target demo of the book. Most of the book reads as preteen+, but then the text at the end is written like an advanced college undergrad class. It was kinda a jarring jump. Speaking of which, once I saw we were "going there" (which I'm all in favor of) at the end, the critique and context of Black Capitalism were lacking. There was some wording about a "philosophy of some," but doesn't give the background of why some (Booker) thought that way. Du Bois and Booker were written about as in line when they weren't, and this oversimplification is stark in the face of all the nuance given in the last few pages. Art-wise, some of the kids didn't look like kids. Sometimes it was stylized, and other times I think the artist would have been better off having them turned and then focusing on the proportions. I say this as someone that sucks at drawing men and children. I only took off .5 for this because overall, the art was exceptional in technique, style, and framing with the text.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
sextance's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Genocide
mscalls's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
becksusername's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
The essay at the end of this book was somewhat surprising to me in that it focused a lot on the intersection of removal of Native Americans and freed black Americans during the reconstruction period. I guess I knew that these things were going on at the same time and both were a direct result of white supremacy but I've never really read about the interactions of Native Americans and African Americans before, during, and shortly after the Civil War. I want to read more about that. I don't think I even knew that there were Indigenous nations who owned slaves.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, and Racism
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