His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Toluse Olorunnipa, Robert Samuels

His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

Toluse Olorunnipa, Robert Samuels

416 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd’s life and legacy—from his family’s roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education,...

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informative 88%
emotional 77%
challenging 66%
sad 62%
reflective 59%
dark 24%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 84%
slow 11%
fast 3%

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