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Rock And The River, The (2010)

by Kekla Magoon(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1441858644 (ISBN13: 9781441858641)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Brilliance Audio

series

The Rock and the River

review 1: Using stories filled with complex and oh-so-human characters, Magoon explores how the vision of the nonviolent civil rights movement and those the black panther party were essentially same: only their means of getting to the promised land was different. Family divides, police brutality, dreams of freedom, young love, deep unfairness, anger, community, and friendship are woven through each character and make them effortless to empathize with. As a historian, I rarely enjoy historical fiction. The Rock and the River was an exception. It's moving and eye-opening book whose story of 1968 speaks as much to America today.
review 2: wow. i found this to be amazing. i only really knew of the Black Panther party in Oakland (my US history is a little weak, especially in ... morethe midwest) and i loved this look into chicago. i am eager to read the sequel. it also makes me want to read more non-fiction about the time. fascinating. the characters - oh, i cared about sam, and stick, and maxie . . . and the interaction with the known players of the time (dr. king, etc.) perfect read for MLK day. hard to believe this was set in 1968, and 50 years later we elected an african-american president. less

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