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It’s the weekend again and I’ve been to the charity shops to find some more books. My haul this time includes "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu, "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said" by Philip K. Dick, "12 Years a Slave" by Solomon Northup, “Sexing The Cherry” by Jeanette Winterson and “Last Human” by Doug Naylor. Not bad for a tenner. #bookhaul #bookstodon #books #reddwarf #cixinliu #philipkdick #solomonnorthup #JeanetteWinterson #dougnaylor #charityshop
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Some of my must-read books for #BlackHistoryMonth.
#PercivalEverett: JAMES and The Trees
#JasonMott: Hell of a Book
#ToniMorrison: Beloved
#MauriceCarlosRuffin: We Cast a Shadow
#SolomonNorthup: 12 Years A Slave
#HarrietJacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
#RalphEllison: Invisible Man
#DanzySenna: Colored Television -
Some of my must-read books for #BlackHistoryMonth.
#PercivalEverett: JAMES and The Trees
#JasonMott: Hell of a Book
#ToniMorrison: Beloved
#MauriceCarlosRuffin: We Cast a Shadow
#SolomonNorthup: 12 Years A Slave
#HarrietJacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
#RalphEllison: Invisible Man
#DanzySenna: Colored Television -
#OnThisDay in 1807 or 1808, Solomon Northup was born as a freeman. In 1841, he was kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years before legally proving his status. He later wrote his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Solomon-Northup
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CW: US Slavery
Been thinking about the books written by former American #Slaves about #Slavery, and the absurdity of the chorus in the media at the time calling them liars... like, really? #Authoritarians actually wrote that the "abuse" when people literally used the #Law to protect and encourage wasn't happening? What a ridiculous thing to even claim to believe.
I also came across a REALLY interesting quote from #SolomonNorthup in #12YearsASlave (which I can't read due to PTSD)...
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