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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This was an informative, thought provoking look at US history and the stories that are often not told. I took my time reading this to fully understand and take in the information. The book has a variety of writing styles that make it such a unique collection from straightforward informational essays to novel-like recreations to poetry!
Four Hundred Souls should be a book that everyone reads and refers back to in order to understand history, systemic racism, and the problems/politics still present today. I look forward to using this as a stepping point and researching many of the topics that I had never learned about in school, as well as reading more from the contributors!
Four Hundred Souls should be a book that everyone reads and refers back to in order to understand history, systemic racism, and the problems/politics still present today. I look forward to using this as a stepping point and researching many of the topics that I had never learned about in school, as well as reading more from the contributors!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and War
Minor: Religious bigotry and Classism