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Assata Shakur: A 20th Century Escaped Slave by Barbara Casey {Book Review}

April 26, 2017 by Leila | 3 Comments

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This is one of those reads that you aren’t sure what you are going to get when you open the cover.

There was a lot of detail, information, and history that I wasn’t aware of.

I love learning about history, the things that happened, and the people that were involved. I enjoyed that the author tried to keep the details as factual as possible based on research rather than being biased in the storyline.

I will admit that parts of the book were difficult for me to read through because of my own personal beliefs and values. I have a hard time really wrapping my mind around racism and segregation so to read about it; to read the details; and to hear the things that people did to other people made it difficult at times.

All in all, I enjoyed reading about Assata and learning a new piece of history that I may have never known otherwise.

About the Author

Barbara CaseyBarbara Casey is the author of several award-winning novels for both adults and young adults, as well as book-length works of nonfiction true crime and numerous articles, poems, and short stories. Her previous nonfiction true crime work, Kathryn Kelly: The Moll behind Machine Gun Kelly, has been optioned for a major film and television series. In addition to her own writing, she is an editorial consultant for independent publishers and writers, and president of the Barbara Casey Agency, established in 1995, representing authors throughout the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Japan. Barbara lives on a mountain in Georgia with her husband and three dogs who adopted her: Benton, a hound-mix; Fitz, a miniature dachshund; and Gert, a Jack Russel terrier of sorts.

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  1. Barbara Casey says

    April 27, 2017 at 1:10 am

    Leila,

    Thank you for taking the time to review my latest nonfiction book, ASSATA SHAKUR: A 20TH CENTURY ESCAPED SLAVE. I sincerely appreciate your kind remarks and praise. Assata reflects a difficult period in our country’s history, and even after all this time, she continues to be a loud voice not only in this country, but around the world.

    I wish you and your bloggers all my best.

    Barbara

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  2. Ashley says

    May 3, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    Sounds like a book I need to add to my mini library! 🙂

    Reply
    • Barbara Casey says

      May 7, 2017 at 12:27 am

      I hope you will, Ashley. My book not only reveals the terrible struggle our nation went through, but the mindset of the people fighting against it–specifically, Assata Shakur. Thank you for commenting.

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