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Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans
Still I Rise is a critically acclaimed work with an impressive scope: the entire history of Black America, told in an accessible graphic-novel form. Updated from its original version
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
February 3rd 2009
by Sterling
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Still I Rise is a graphical novel (aka "comic strip" style) structured around the history of America and the complex, interwoven African American contributions and sacrifices to its success and greatness. Two unnamed characters remain prominent serving as narrators providing supplemental commentaries setting the stage of the eras' social and political climates enhancing the history lessons within the pages. Opening in pre-Colonial times, it traces the events and issues surrounding inde...more
I would recommend this to every teacher I know and I am passing it on to my children. The beginning part of the book is really excellent. The perspective is definitely African American, and helps students see how slavery evolved. It is especially good at showing the resistance to slavery and contextualizing the Civil War as part of an on-going history of resistance.
The ending, however, was rushed. I wish more recent times could have been covered more thoroughly. Obama's campaign and even...more
The ending, however, was rushed. I wish more recent times could have been covered more thoroughly. Obama's campaign and even...more
A Horse of a Different Color
"Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans" aims high, and does everything right! It's a moving, entertaining and informative experience. It is unique in that it doesn't just focus on African American males and their achievements, but also focuses on women. In addition, it highlighted many others significant in the historical struggle that many may not be aware of. "Still I Rise" is well appreciated, outstanding and exciting....more
"Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans" aims high, and does everything right! It's a moving, entertaining and informative experience. It is unique in that it doesn't just focus on African American males and their achievements, but also focuses on women. In addition, it highlighted many others significant in the historical struggle that many may not be aware of. "Still I Rise" is well appreciated, outstanding and exciting....more
I was recommended this book because of its introduction, which is a cursory history of African American comics and comic creators, do read the introduction if this subject interests you.
I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in African American history, but not much background in the subject. This is not a all encompassing history, but in my ignorance of the full breadth of the subject, this felt like a good overview.
A good comic history on a...more
I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in African American history, but not much background in the subject. This is not a all encompassing history, but in my ignorance of the full breadth of the subject, this felt like a good overview.
A good comic history on a...more
A really quite good non-fiction comic book outlining the horrible struggle and slowly gained triumphs/acceptance of African Americans. I really appreciated the two narrators who didn't always agree and took opposing sides on certain arguments. It added a real depth in contrast to most of the whitey history books that tell a tale of complete agreement in not only how events unfolded, but also a simple-minded "these are good guys doing the right thing and these are the bad guys doing the wron...more
Very interesting to read. Two "elders", man and woman, tell the history of African Americans from slavery to modern times in graphic novel form. I liked how the elders sometimes bickered with each other as they told the story, and thus illustrating that there are differing opinions on what happened in history. It was also interesting to see that there is no clear-cut absolutes. Wealthy white slaveowners were depicted as greedy pigs, but some were also portrayed sympathetically. Black p...more
A Graphic History
'Still I rise' is a graphic history book about the struggles, heroic, and triumphant history of African Americans. It mentions all of the largely known history but it also tells of more little known facts and of important people who helped shape how America is today.
Something I certainly didn't learn in my school history books was that of indentured servitude which lead to slavery. I didn't enjoy my history classes back in grammar school or high s...more
'Still I rise' is a graphic history book about the struggles, heroic, and triumphant history of African Americans. It mentions all of the largely known history but it also tells of more little known facts and of important people who helped shape how America is today.
Something I certainly didn't learn in my school history books was that of indentured servitude which lead to slavery. I didn't enjoy my history classes back in grammar school or high s...more
I give the historical content four stars, but the art by Elihu Bey gets one star and brings the overall rating way down.
The drawings are never better than serviceable, and some pages/panels are just horrendous (like the depiction of the Harlem Renaissance on page 160: It's a bunch of people in hats walking around in front of geometric shapes that are supposed to be a lively Harlem street). I like to draw myself, so I respect Bey's effort, but the material was clearly beyond him.
The drawings are never better than serviceable, and some pages/panels are just horrendous (like the depiction of the Harlem Renaissance on page 160: It's a bunch of people in hats walking around in front of geometric shapes that are supposed to be a lively Harlem street). I like to draw myself, so I respect Bey's effort, but the material was clearly beyond him.
The history of the African American people is a fascinating one. And the authors here did a great job of distilling the important information into easy to digest chunks. The artwork is great too. My one, not complaint per se, but an area where I think they could have done better is to allow some pictures to tell stories without any words. Some panels are just way tooooo cluttered.
If the history of the Black people in the USA interests you in any way, then I highly recommend this ...more
If the history of the Black people in the USA interests you in any way, then I highly recommend this ...more
This is a graphic novel depicting the history of African Americans from early colonial days to the present. Incredible format and packed with information. Really fascinating. The end gets a little scattered and loses focuses, but overall, this is a really great read.
Moving, entertaining, and occasionally graphically beautiful look at African American history. Like other reviewers, I found the ending a bit rushed, but I appreciated the nuanced portrayal of the viewpoints of controversial historical figures.
So far this book is wonderful. I'm going to talk it up to some of the teens I work with. They could learn a lot, and enjoy doing it! This is excellent - it should be required reading in history classes in high school, but probably more likely college.
A graphic “novel” (What is a graphic novel called that is not a novel?) depicting and in words the history of African Americans from 1618 to the election of Barack Obama. It’s an impressive feat.
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graphic novel that sends a strong message about how african americans lived through the tough times of slavery and have prevailed over the years.
graphic novel that sends a strong message about how african americans lived through the tough times of slavery and have prevailed over the years.
Great historical information that will keep readers intrigued. The quality and style of the illustrations, however, are very inconsistent and oftentimes just plain bad.
I found this a less than objective view of things. I also found that the 20th century was dealt with far too quickly.
kinda weirdly capitalist, but easy read and informative. good to refer folks without previous education on black history & movements.
This comics-history of African Americans is remarkable for its depth and scope. Unfortunately no one involved seems to know anything at all about comics or cartooning.
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Just finished this great graphic novel about African-American history... from about the 1600's til now. Highly recommended, a balanced look at United States' lovely history.
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