Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert

4 reviews

lovelynovellas's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Racism, and Slavery

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Murder, Genocide, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

dhutton1997's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Great explanation of the evolution of the slave patrols during the 1800s to the police in the 20th century. Colbert did a fantastic job explaining the history of Oklahoma that allowed for the Tulsa Race Massacre to occur. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death and Confinement

ktmomma's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

I am profoundly grateful for the information in this book: the events leading up to the massacre, the successes of Black Americans before the massacre, and the reaction to the massacre. However, the writing and narration were both dry. This read like a textbook (or in my case, like someone reading aloud from a textbook). Sometimes the narrator sounded automated. I would have struggled to finish this book if I had to sit still and read it, but maybe that’s my own problem. I would still recommend it to anyone looking for a broader understanding of US history and/or race relations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide