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George Floyd was murdered in fairly recent history, but this book is so well researched that it takes the reader all the way back to his family roots during times of slavery and sharecropping. I am so glad I read it. I came out of the experience with a better understanding of systemic racism and the conviction that we can never ever give up the fight for justice. George Floyd!

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I love George Takei for his acting, his activism, and his humor. They Called Us Enemy is a graphic memoir about Takei's childhood spent incarcerated in an interment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II. It was a heartbreaking story, but also one of family perseverance. We are repeating our mistakes again. We put innocent people in camps because of racism, and now we're doing it again. When is enough enough? #RealHistory @Librarybelle

I picked up some books at #ResistBooksellers in Petersburg, Virginia, with my book club yesterday. They are a Black owned indie bookstore that sells books by Black authors. I got some gems for #RealHistory.

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Read with #SheSaid for April, Brittney Copper writes clearly & passionately & I like how she weaves her personal experiences in with culture, history & current events. It‘s dismaying that this book was written in 2018 with Trump in office the first time & reading it in 2025 things just continue to get worse. Truthfully as a white woman, it was uncomfortable reading at times as she ⬇️

I'm reading this graphic nonfiction novel for my #RealHistory book for April by George Takei, who was in a U.S. internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II as a child.

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The hibiscus just happens to be blooming, and it is a plant I managed not to kill yet, so I wanted to show it off. It has nothing to do with the book.

#realhistory Erasure of stories & history is becoming a real & scary thing in the US. There are many people in our society that have made significant contributions, not just white men. It‘s important to keep pushing back on this new narrative. Diversity makes us better, Equity makes us better, Inclusion makes us better.

Time I get to this one . @Librarybelle suggested the tag #RealHistory @dabbe suggested #HonestHistory Remembering the sanitary history of my school days , I remember thinking, is this all there is? Doesn‘t seem some people, stories are left out ? Over the years there are more options available. Older ones below.

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This is very low key—no tag list, so feel free to participate how often you would like. I am reading one nonfiction a month that looks beyond the history found in schools.

If you would like to participate, post your book and thoughts each month, using #RealHistory and/or #HonestHistory . I‘ll make a bibliography for those interested.

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There were so many positive comments left on my post last night that I think it‘s worth making this official.

This is very low key—no tag list, so feel free to participate how often you would like. I am reading one nonfiction a month that looks beyond the history found in schools.

If you would like to participate, post your book and thoughts each month, using #RealHistory and/or #HonestHistory . I‘ll make a bibliography for those interested.