Review: Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

I’d been holding off on reading this books for a year now but when I think back at who I was even as short as a year ago, I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t ready to embrace a lot of truth and the history of our people.

I’m currently on a journey to discover my history and where I come from, who my people are and the stories behind how we got to be here. This eye opening journey started with The New Jim Crow and now Assata. This book was so much more than I would have ever imagined it to be and is easily my favorite read so far in 2019.

Assata takes us on two journeys. One of her as a child growing up and the other dealing with her court cases and how the system continued to try and take her down for crimes she didn’t commit simply because she was a part of the Black Revolution. I loved that the chapters bounced back and forth between her adolescence and her adult years in incarceration. The system is so unfair to all, especially those seeking to fight for change and find justice for the oppressed.

Assata is such an inspiration and ledt me filled with hope and courage. She’s admirable in her fight against a system that’s formed to see her fail. Her story was beautifully told and I’m happy that she was able to escape her injustices. I will definitely be doing a Google search to see if there are any reportings on how exactly she was able to escape.

This book was a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me and left me wanting more. It’s actually made me more excited for me trip to Cuba this summer. Definitely an autobiography worth reading by everyone.