The Small and the Mighty

I enjoy Sharon's work on her Instagram, where she explains news, context and big concepts in easy-to-understand ways, and I enjoyed reading this book too. I enjoyed the conversational tone, though it sounds like some reviewers didn't, but for me to dig into history and get anything out of it, it's gotta be interesting and engaging or I lose interest. This is a me problem. And while I had broad strokes knowledge about a lot of the topics in this book, I didn't know (or remember) a lot of the specifics.

(Like, did you know, when the segregationists were told they HAD to integrate schools in the 1950s, ‘cause SCOTUS says so - when asked what a reasonable timeline might be, the segregationists said by 2020. TWENTY TWENTY. CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE.)

I'm not sure who, exactly, the 12 unsung people are, because there are names alllllll over this (as it should be with history!) but even when I flipped back to the beginning and re-read the Table of Contents, there were more than 12 people included, so ... marketing I guess.

Things I want to remember though - that as history plods on, your actions are not forgotten. Do the next right thing. Take the next needed step.

Worth a read, though definitely not perfect.