Review by lon3rston3r - At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power

A review by lon3rston3r
At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring

5.0

This is a very hard and emotional book to read, and I found myself taking a lot of breaks in between. The case of Recy Taylor is a sad one and I admire her strength to stand up and speak her truth. This book was my first real introduction to Rosa Parks and the work she did for the NAACP outside of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. Why do we not mention this more often?! The campaign that Rosa Parks was a meek and demure old woman worked at the time of the boycotts and was necessary, but I fear it might have prevented us from learning more about her! She is an absolute (and I mean this in the most respectful way possible) bada**!

A review by lon3rston3r At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire

A review by lon3rston3r
At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire