green: raven (random: oppressions)
green ([personal profile] green) wrote2010-07-22 09:56 am
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WHATEVER

So my mom bought a book (small book) on black history. It is written by a white man. This guy. She said she enjoyed it.

One good thing came out of it, though. She finally stopped saying that the Confederate flag is a matter of heritage.
schemingreader: (Yellow Submarine Ringo)

[personal profile] schemingreader 2010-07-22 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
If your mom is religious, she might like the book I read on the history of the civil rights movement, since it emphasizes the role of the black church. I reviewed it here. Though it might be a little too academic for her, I don't know. He does get all down and dirty with the organizational politics--but there is still some very inspiring stuff in there.

I read the reviews on Amazon of the book you mentioned, and I could not draw a bead on the writer's position.