Reviews for The legacy of Ibo landing

The average rating for The legacy of Ibo landing based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-20 00:00:00 Rich Boi I'm bothered by the teacher who rated this two stars and won't use this in their classroom because it's not about segregation and injustice per se. They complain it's more personal. Well, isn't that the best way to reach students? Make them feel a sympathy, and then an empathy, with real ppl, rather than just shove abstract history at them? I know that I learned a heck of a lot from reading Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years when I was young. And so far as complaining about different characters named Ma Pearl, Ma Ponk,and Mama. Really, you can't tell who is who? I'm glad this is on openlibrary.org and I hope to read it soon. It is short.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-07-14 00:00:00 Robert Furry This is the first book I have ever started and finished in the same day. The writing style is so conversational, it just flows so well. Taulbert is a great story teller! From his introduction, I thought it was interesting how he wanted to write down his childhood stories to show his children that pre-integration, there were good times and good memories to be had. I thought it was interesting how he said that there were lessons and values that he thinks the African American community is starting to forget, particularly because these good memories aren't typically what historians and people in general focus on when discussing the segregated South. Anyway, the book is a series of stories from his childhood from about age 4-5 to his graduation from high school. He concentrates on discussing his relationships with his multi-generational family, the hard work ethic that was instilled in him by them, and the fun the family and community would have when they could get together for leisure time. I thought it was a good book plain and simple, primarily because it was a refreshing read. One knows that the segregated South wasn't a happy time or place, but to see that there was still some joy to be had through the young eyes of Taulbert, it really was refreshing.