His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
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- Author：Robert Samuels
- ISBN：0593490614
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Reviews
Emily Waller
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“But George Floyd is a movement。 And his name speaks for everyone who has been affected by police violence！”Almost two years ago， on May 25， 2020， George Floyd was murdered， and his death sparked a movement within a greater community。 Just days ago， a white man drove three hours from Binghamton to Buffalo and murdered ten people out of a belief in white supremacy。 When this title says “…and the Struggle for Racial Justice，” it means that racism is still here， and education is still necessary。 An “But George Floyd is a movement。 And his name speaks for everyone who has been affected by police violence！”Almost two years ago， on May 25， 2020， George Floyd was murdered， and his death sparked a movement within a greater community。 Just days ago， a white man drove three hours from Binghamton to Buffalo and murdered ten people out of a belief in white supremacy。 When this title says “…and the Struggle for Racial Justice，” it means that racism is still here， and education is still necessary。 And that’s what this book does: educates through George Floyd’s life， lineage， and legacy， interwoven with laws， statistics， and real-life examples of Black people being pushed down by an oppressive system again and again。 But this book also shares the hope that is still there for future change， despite a system that somehow didn’t flag Derek Chauvin and his long-standing record of overly aggressive behavior， leading to Floyd’s death。 This is so well done and well put together - I loved that while learning history and current laws and statistics， I was also reading the multi-generational story of George Floyd’s family。 It’s one thing to read about historical events that happened in general， and another to see how one very real family was personally affected over decades。 I can’t remember a time I’ve ever stayed up way too far into the night to finish a non-fiction book， but WOW this book had me hooked。 Absolutely incredible and going on the antiracism “required reading” list。Thank you to Books Forward PR and Viking Books for the copy of this ARC。 。。。more
Kate Edmondson
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It really is systemic。 This book makes you not just think but realise what is actually going on。 It’s not ok and EVERYONE needs to be better。 Well researched， well written， and timed for the two year anniversary。 I hope in that time things have got better in the US and around the world
Jillian Doherty
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This immersive， readable， relatable， hopeful and brilliantly researched biography deserves far more than 5 stars。 I wanted to read it from the moment it was available， while also wondering if it would carry the same needed depth as Dr。 Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist。 Yes， it also carries essential heartwrenching reflections and arresting honesty - but its storytelling is built with generosity - a narrative that deftly speaks of life， legacy， and the grander historical impact！Stemming from its b This immersive， readable， relatable， hopeful and brilliantly researched biography deserves far more than 5 stars。 I wanted to read it from the moment it was available， while also wondering if it would carry the same needed depth as Dr。 Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist。 Yes， it also carries essential heartwrenching reflections and arresting honesty - but its storytelling is built with generosity - a narrative that deftly speaks of life， legacy， and the grander historical impact！Stemming from its brilliantly awarded superstars， they are perfectly primed to write this book。 Interviewing thousands， they keenly illustrate George Floyd's life three generations deep， and countless people who knew Floyd， wide。 By the time George was brutally murdered， within the narrative， you see him simply as the human he was。 And even more deftly felt - that anyone who'd grown up in his world could have come to the same fate， due to our society's generational oppression toward people of color。 This book is a compulsive page-turner; learning about his understood youthful pressures in high school to perform athletically but not supported academically。 After being met with little support thereafter， fighting for his sobriety， he still strived to support his family and friends。 As a father， who'd do anything for his family， and as a teddy bear with crippling claustrophobia。 Samuels and Olorunnipa have given us an evergreen biography as easy to read， as it feels necessary to discuss。 Galley borrowed from the publisher。 。。。more
Bekki Fahrer
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