This is a phenomenal book about the reconstruction era in our country and Jim Crow. Great pictures from the time period as well. Really immerses you in the struggle of minorities in this country during some of our darkest days.
This is a phenomenal book about the reconstruction era in our country and Jim Crow. Great pictures from the time period as well. Really immerses you in the struggle of minorities in this country during some of our darkest days.
A clear, reasoned, thoughtful analysis of the failures of Reconstruction. Gates Jr. explores not only how, but why these failures occurred and in doing so shines a light on systemic racism in America, and the way it is embedded in the country‘s history.
A deep look at a part of American history I hadn‘t previously looked at a lot.
The Reconstruction era is something that I (and probably many Americans) don‘t know much about. This book is a really eye-opening and necessary look at that part of our history.
There's a lot of fascinating information in this book but I think everyone should know, but it's not the most accessible book in the sense that its written like a traditional historical text. I had to do a lot of rereading to understand. That being said, it was worth it.
Important history we should all be more familiar with
To my shame,i know virtually nothing about the reconstruction period. There was tons of info and rabbit holes to pursue but I chose the wrong format for this book. I needed to take notes which isn‘t easy when you are toodling down the road. It sometimes felt like a scattershot approach to the topic.
New notebook, a face mask and a library book are my ingredients for sick day recovery. Happy to go see my students tomorrow and tell them what I‘ve learned from reading this. Probably should have started sooner 😂 #teachersoflitsy #middleschoolgermsgalore
I really enjoyed this book, but it was a lot more literary theory than history, so it wasn‘t exactly what I was expecting. This was part of my plan to educate myself about this period in history about which I was taught very little in school, even in my history undergraduate. I only wish Dr. Gates had read the audiobook himself!