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A review by onwinedarkseas
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
5.0
This is an absolute must-read for anyone getting into the sociopolitical struggle of the African Diaspora. Assata' autobiography is a raw and honest account of the events leading up to her asylum in Cuba. Assata weaves a riveting recollection of the events from the first page where she is bleeding out on the New Jersey turnpike to the last page. Those in the struggle will recognize iconic names and places from the Black Power movement of the 60s and 70s. Most brilliant, however, is how Assata explains through her narrative how the seeds of revolution and resistance were planted through glimpses of her life between the moments she spent in captivity shuffling from prison to courtroom and back.
She also brilliantly breaks down the ugly truth about the system America is built upon, and not in the oversimplified sense. Her analyses are not only well informed and researched, but also appended with the context of revolutionaries of other races and gender identities including Asians and Latinxs. She is not afraid to admit her own shortcomings and the end leaves one feeling ready to change the world for the betterment of all.
She also brilliantly breaks down the ugly truth about the system America is built upon, and not in the oversimplified sense. Her analyses are not only well informed and researched, but also appended with the context of revolutionaries of other races and gender identities including Asians and Latinxs. She is not afraid to admit her own shortcomings and the end leaves one feeling ready to change the world for the betterment of all.