Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
by Tananarive Due, Patricia Stephens Due (Author)
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Patricia Stephens Due fought for justice during the height of the Civil Rights era. Her daughter, Tananarive, grew up deeply enmeshed in the values of a family committed to making right whatever they saw as wrong. Together, in alternating chapters, they have written a paean to the movement--its hardships, its nameless foot soldiers, and its achievements--and an incisive examination of the future of justice in this country. Their mother-daughter journey spanning two generations of struggles show more is an unforgettable story. show lessTags
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Enjoyed it. Currently living in Florida and being from up North was kind of oblivious to the struggles in FL. Because you mostly hear about MS and AL. Glad I picked up the book.
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Tananarive Due, a former "Miami Herald" columnist, is the author of the national bestselling "My Soul to Keep" & "The Between", which was shortlisted for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for a first novel. She lives in Washington State with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
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- 323.1196 — Society, government, & culture Political science Civil Rights & Liberties/ Human Rights Minority Politics Specific Groups Biography And History African Origin
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- E185.97 .D76 .D84 — History of the United States United States Elements in the population Afro-Americans Biography. Genealogy
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