Review of Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream

[Okoye Chinonso+]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream" by Dr Frank L Douglas.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Are you a lover of non-fiction memoirs that discuss racial discrimination? Then I humbly suggest that you give this book, Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream, by Dr Frank L. Douglas, a try. Dr Frank L. Douglas has won several awards, including the Global Research and Development Pharmaceutical Director of the Year, the Black History Maker Award, the Geoffrey Beene Foundation, and the GQ Magazine Rock Star of Science.

This book, Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream, by Dr Frank L. Douglas, consists of 267 pages. In this book, Dr Frank L. Douglas shares his life story, detailing how he overcame difficult circumstances early on and rose to become an influential figure. As a young man, he wanted to succeed in life, but his upbringing—including the existence of a dysfunctional father and poverty—left him feeling as though his aspirations would never come true. However, he was fortunate when Willie, his favourite uncle, offered to pay for his high school education. As a consequence of his superior performance on the Senior Cambridge Examination, he is hired as a teacher at the school right after graduation.
Give the book a read to understand more about his ongoing progress in success and his stories, and I guarantee you'll be delighted.

This book was quite an insightful, engaging, and fascinating read. The author did an excellent job illustrating the problems with racism in society. Furthermore, I admired and appreciated his guiding concept, which was to always be seen acting decently and treating people fairly and respectfully. I particularly loved how it thoroughly underscores the complex history of people of colour and the devastating fact that white supremacy has been enforced for decades and decades in the United States and other countries.

It was an exciting read. I couldn't identify a single flaw or error in the book; it is indeed exceptionally edited. Instead, I was extremely impressed by the fact that no matter what difficulties, circumstances, or discrimination Dr Frank L. Douglas experienced, he remained positive and motivated to achieve his goal; he possessed unbreakable resolve.

I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. As stated in the review above, the book was quite engaging, insightful, and fascinating. Nothing about it bothered me, and it kept me interested from beginning to end. Indeed, the rating is well deserved.

I highly recommend it to people who enjoy reading autobiographies of individuals who rose from grass to grace. I also recommend this book to fans of memoir books and anyone who desires to see racism abolished in countries still practising it because they will get elated after reading it.

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Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream
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[Chidinma Dijeh]

The book's portrayal of overcoming racial prejudice is both poignant and thought-provoking.