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“Very good book!! It tells about her past struggle and continued struggle as a strong Afro-American Queen. ”
ebonisunset wrote this review Wednesday, July 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“loved both the present and the past at different times although, overall, i enjoyed the past more”
thaddeus c wrote this review Saturday, July 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is an autobiography of a black female activist in the 1960's who fought for black rights. This story goes back and fourth betweenn each chapter from her younger years and her present status. The story starts off with what she remembers about being in jail for two crimes that she did not commit. She wrote about how the white "pigs" sent her to jail for being an activist but pinned her to two crimes. She discussed her discomfort and mistreatment in jail even during her pregnancy. She eventually escaped jail with the help of her fellow Black Panthers. To this day she holds a milllion dollar bounty as she resides in Cuba. It was shocking to hear her talk about her younger years in school in which she wasn't taught black history and the U.S. was set to look at as perfect. In school now, we learn of the truths about all of U.S. history and this book gives me insight into the advantages I have today and how times have changed. ”
KAYLA W wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Assata fought for a cause, her self! i truly enjoyed this book. I was not pleased on the end. I really wanted to know how she escaped, but then I am sure everyone else did as well.”
ErvinLibrarian wrote this review Saturday, March 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book made me understand one's worth.. how strong you can be and how weak you allow your self to be. this book is a must read for every womyn out there who think they have it hard and can't move forward..! because if this womyn did it and is still doing it after everything she went through.. there is no limit to what you can do.. ! ”
tealovely1 wrote this review Thursday, February 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Peace Readers,
TWBC wrote this review Monday, February 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Nothing I can say about this book will do it justice. A powerful & heart felt story of struggles & progression. I LOVED IT!!!!
Read it in two days!”
“Assata gets props for giving a critical analysis of her life. She even admits that the most important thing about starting a revolution is that you have to have a way to educate and provide people with jobs.”
Mr. H.I.V. on sale now on amazon.com wrote this review Wednesday, August 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A classic in revolutionary literature. Assata's beautiful personality and admirable defiance make for what I think should have been at least made into a movie. And there's poetry.”
Dave N wrote this review Thursday, June 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Assata's autobiography has had such an impact on me, the best way for me to review it is to share a poem I wrote: How I Met Assata Drowning in a reservoir of acute unconsciousness I searched for a lifeline, a paradigm of freedom And saw her face on a book in a window. I made it a crusade to get the funds Necessary to purchase the book And after reading the first page Something inside me said fuck being forlorn: FIGHT! And honor she who struggles. Tichaona Chinyelu”
Tichaona wrote this review Tuesday, April 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
