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A Hero Yes AND No

Revisado: 02-03-25

I got this book to look behind the curtain at the workings of government and the people involved, and boy did it deliver. It shows how just one key, early relationship with only a little talent and a little vision, can catapult one to power greater than pure merit, or who “got things done.” For if you never witnessed how a veneer of civility and charm can mask racism, stubbornness, and hubris for decades, see it all played out loud in one Robert Moses.

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A History Lesson That You Did Not Expect

Revisado: 07-06-23

A surprisingly fair and balanced account of the reasoning behind armed defense versus nonviolence, given the book’s title. If one does reach a conclusion from such an honest analysis of two choices, it won’t come with difficulty. The choice is plain, except, without bias.
An important read for the 21st century.

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A History Lesson That You Did Not Expect

Revisado: 07-06-23

A surprisingly fair and balanced account of the reasoning behind armed defense versus nonviolence, given the book’s title. If one does reach a conclusion from such an honest analysis of two choices, it won’t come with difficulty. The choice is plain, except, without bias.
An important read for the 21st century.

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A Harsh Accounting of History

Revisado: 06-02-23

This is a well told, harsh accounting of history, leading to an even harsher reckoning. It is noted mostly in the epilogue, which shows the recalcitrance one should expect, yet may be unexpected to ears uninitiated in American history; instead filled with mainstream’s propaganda of “truth and reconciliation.”

We know the truth, thanks in part to this book. We may not know that true reconciliation is impossible without restitution. that those post reconstruction blacks were robbed of establishing themselves left a gaping socioeconomic debt that carries its own legacy manifesting today. The author’s question of “do you forgive?” should never have been asked. It is not asked of any other people so displaced. The real question is, when will Blacks be remunerated. That genie cannot be put back into the bottle in Wilmington, or anywhere.

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Essential American History

Revisado: 03-02-23

You cannot understand America without seeing it through the eyes of one once enslaved. This volume is one of the most eloquent rebukes of a system of injustice.

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Hattiesburg: an important slice of Black history

Revisado: 10-13-21

The last sentence of the final chapter wraps it all up with a bow, almost like an equation. But it is more of a lesson on the definition of progress. And proper focus.

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Needed Insight

Revisado: 12-20-20

This book grows the political imagination for justice. You’re not born with one, talent notwithstanding. It has to be learned, and this is a fine tools to seek justice and escape the modern matrix of corporate control.

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Rich history, poor reader

Revisado: 04-11-18

This reader mispronounces several easy words, including “detente.” It is not pronounced “detenté.” Listeners expect professionalism for the money. Furthermore, by no fault of the reader, a Black author writing on a Black topic at least deserves a recognizably Black storytelling: the reader sounds White. It is actually a distraction for the Black listener.

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Timeless

Revisado: 10-20-11

I downloaded the unabridged for a reason: I did not want a messed-with update and I like my information raw. Not unlike why anyone would want an unabridged version. There is another benefit to getting this unabridged version...it's hysterical!

The references to a bygone world and its expressions are borderline ridiculous. You'll love that they hadn't learned the word "resume" and call it a "brief." Or, that African-Americans are "Negroes." If you think 8-track tapes are funny, this book is calling radio an emerging medium. I mean, this is pre-World War II we're talking.

However, it is also timely. Napoleon Hill published this volume following the Great Depression. Here we are post-recession/post-bailout. A lot of what is true then is true now. And this is where the crazy-fun ends and the real purpose for this book begins. For a pocket-sized volume in print, or a couple of hours audio, the author manages to get "cosmic" and organic, all while keeping it elemental.

In his elemental breakdown, Hill keeps it straightforward, pulling no punches. It's the best roadmap I have seen on my success journey. This is the parent to all other success-based books.

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