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Cazxxx
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“In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?”

A fascinating look at the history of Britain and their taking of the Benin Bronzes. The audiobook and narration were excellent while the content was easy to understand by those with little knowledge of the subject. I thought this might be a bit dry but it was really interesting from start to finish

tpixie I think it‘s fascinating now about all the controversy regarding different museums and what they are in their collections that others believe they belong to them. This will probably take the decades to play out. 9mo
Cazxxx @tpixie It‘s really interesting and also awful. I agree it‘ll take many years to sort it all out 9mo
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This is a fictionalized version of the slave revolt that led to the independence of #Haiti. There‘s a lot to say about this book because it covers EVERYTHING, from Toya‘s life in #Benin as a soldier to her enslavement in America. She is the founding general‘s aunt who teaches him how to fight while they were both still slaves. Simultaneously we read the story of his wife, Marie-Claire, a free mulatto who suffers for being a black black instead ⬇️

Texreader Of a light-skinned black. It covers the revolts, the switching of sides between France and Spain, relations with the brand new American government, and the sometimes help of the British. It even covers the French Revolution and Napoleon‘s first defeat before Waterloo; he lost Haiti! It can get dense at some points. But it is an extraordinary read & I learned so much I never knew. I‘m so glad I picked this book for Haiti even though it was long! ⬇️ 2y
Librarybelle It does sound like it covers so much! So glad you liked this one! 2y
Catsandbooks Wow! 2y
Andrew65 This sounds brilliant, will be searching it out. Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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Catsandbooks I love a map! 2y
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Catsandbooks ❤️ 2y
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Catsandbooks Excellent! 2y
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Cinfhen
African Town | Irene Latham, Charles Waters
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Absolutely stunning. Multicast narration outstanding. The story of the last slave ship out of Africa containing 110 men, women and children who were brought to Alabama as slaves. So impactful, moving, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting. I wish this book in verse would be mandatory reading for every school student. I am so grateful to #ReadingAfrica22 #Benin for putting this book in my ears ❤️🙌🏻 Five stars

BarbaraBB Five stars! Stacked!! 2y
Librarybelle I‘d stack this based on your review if I had not already stacked it! 2y
Cinfhen It was so well done and I feel like I learnt so much @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle 2y
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African Town | Irene Latham, Charles Waters
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BarbaraBB You‘re doing so well with the challenge!! I wonder if I still need #Benin too 🤔 2y
Librarybelle Looking forward to your review on this! 2y
Cinfhen I feel like I‘m getting lucky @BarbaraBB with the African countries/ many are tied to other books I read - so far this audio is wonderful @Librarybelle , but sad 😔 2y
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Shopping again today for my daughter‘s books for college and picked up this one for #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

It should work for #Benin but also #Haiti when we get to October for #foodandlit @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger

Librarybelle Good find! 2y
Catsandbooks Awesome! 2y
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African Town | Irene Latham, Charles Waters
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This is a novelization of the people stolen from #Benin and brought to the US illegally as the last enslaved peoples. It‘s written in verse without different poetry structures for each voice. It‘s well done and makes me want to go back and (finally) read Barracoon.

#ReadingAfrica2022

Librarybelle Stacking! 2y
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The Big Killing | Robert Wilson
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As much as I‘m wanting to read about the #IvoryCoast for #readingAfrica, this ebook is just not working for me right now. It‘s gruesome, and it‘s just not compelling at 24% into it. I have some other books on my tbr for this country so I‘ll check them out. If they‘re not better (unlikely) I‘ll come back to this one. But for now, I‘d rather read something else.

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