Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

12 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

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, and Gun violence

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Slavery and Colonisation

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

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

emeraldelephant's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, and Racism

maple_dove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

I learned a lot from this book. The Tulsa Race Massacre, how the police and racisn are largely connected (they were used as slave patrol guards and even directly helped racist white people oppress Black people), and more.

If you believe in racial equity/equality, or live in the United States, please read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery and Gore

heylookitsjan's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, and Hate crime

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

4.0

A really in-depth history of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The audiobook was super engaging and I learned a lot. Also had quite a bit of indigenous history that I did not expect, but enjoyed learning about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Torture, and Slavery

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