Black History For Beginners

I am giving this book 4 stars out of grace for the fact that it was written in 1984, nearly 40 years ago. I wish I'd had this book in 1984; it would have been very informative and eye opening when compared with the history classes in high school. Instead, I feel like it omitted so much, like it near......more

This book is a whistle stop tour through American black history, providing a basic chronological path augmenting black history to the more established American historical narrative. The overall effect is that invites the reader to challenge the assumptions of American history and to find out more ab......more

This book is a great intro to black history for anyone. Every black person should read this book. It corrects and details false/incomplete info learned in school from textbooks. This book also encourages the reader to research and learn more by dropping names of pertinent black and white historical f......more

In the wake of Black Lives Matter, this was an excellent introduction to the true CONSTANT psychological and physical torment that black people have had to endure through history. It makes you realise what a small fraction of history is part of mainstream awareness. Some bits were naturally hard to gr......more