Reviews for Linda Brown, you are not alone

The average rating for Linda Brown, you are not alone based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-22 00:00:00 John Steverding This collection peels back the unrealistic gloss that history applies to events like Brown vs. the Board of Education. We have a narrative now, quite popular, that now everything is ok. We are integrated, and people of color are no longer discriminated against. But this anthology addresses the backlash to Brown V. Board of Education. States considered dismantling public education to avoid integration. Public schools closed so as to not integrate. Brown V. Board contributed to the ghettoizing black neighborhoods. What were once middle class black neighborhoods became destroyed. Children had to endure hostile environments from peers and teachers. All of these consequences come to the surface with the personal memoirs of various writers and artists who remember events as they unfolded in 1954.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-12-31 00:00:00 David Ahlers I thought this book was an excellent read - though it looks like a children's book, many of these stories are written from an adult perspective that seem more appropriate for an adult reader. There are a few stories that feel right for middle grade readers and I'm bookmarking those to read and discuss with my middle grade reader.