A review by bookreviewswithkb
The Movement Made Us by David J. Dennis Jr., David J. Dennis Sr.

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

a perfect Black History Month read 💯

“i watched the whole damn video and i don’t know why. but now it’s on my skin. i can’t peel it away. it’s in my spirit and it won’t shake free.”

this is a great book to read to learn about a leader in the Civil Rights Movement that we aren’t typically exposed to, David J. Dennis Sr., made even better by the fact that it’s written by his son. exploring both the work and heart and trauma of the movement and the direct impact on his own family. you can feel David J. Dennis Jr. exploring his admiration of his father alongside his disappointment in him, the way as child he couldn’t understand how his father could give so much to a movement that he didn’t have enough left to give to his own family, from the weight of the trauma of everything he experienced in his fight preventing him from being fully present while his son was growing up. it’s honestly a beautiful read and i highly recommend

reminded me of Buses Are a Comin’ by Charles Person - an excellent read that i highly recommend