Genealogy 101: Never Assume Murder by Carol Grieshop

Genealogy 101: Never Assume Murder by Carol Grieshop
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 rounded to 4 stars - I loved the subject matter - a genealogist who walks you through the research process while telling a good tale. Even more, I loved the fact that it was based in nearby Rugby, TN, a Victorian utopian village about an hour north of my home. We visited last year and learned some of the history of the village, and the book does a wonderful job of bringing it to life.
This was obviously the author's debut novel, and self-published. There were a few errors that a good editor would have caught (punctuation, one run-on sentence), and a little too much food/clothing descriptions, but overall a nice book that I enjoyed reading and shared with my sister afterwards.

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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem by Imani Perry

May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem by Imani Perry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I didn't know about this song until recently. How could that be? This book, written by Imani Perry, a professor of African American studies at Princeton traces the history of the song, from its creation by two brothers in the early 20th century through its adoption by the Black community, NAACP, its drop in popularity during the 1970s and its current rise in prominence since the George Floyd protests. It is a book rich in history and culture, and befitting its academic origin, well documented.
Highly recommended.

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