Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tananarive Due, Patricia Stephens DuePublish date:2003-12-30Pages:416
Languages:EnglishPublisher:One WorldISBN-13:9780345447340ISBN-10:345447344UPC:9780345447340Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Civil Rights, United StatesBook Topic:African American & Black, 20th CenturyAward:2004 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award Honor Book - Nonfiction AwardSize:8.58 x 5.57 x 1.01 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC6EFGXAXG
Tananarive's mother, Patricia Stephens Due, was a student at Florida A&M when she was arrested for trying to integrate a Woolworth's lunch counter and spent 49 days in jail. Here is a tribute from a daughter who sees her mother as heroic, stubborn, loving and difficult.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:One WorldISBN-13:9780345447340ISBN-10:345447344UPC:9780345447340Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Civil Rights, United StatesBook Topic:African American & Black, 20th CenturyAward:2004 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award Honor Book - Nonfiction AwardSize:8.58 x 5.57 x 1.01 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SC6EFGXAXG
Tananarive Due is a former features writer for the Miami Herald. She has written many highly acclaimed novels, including The Black Rose and My Soul to Keep. She received a 2002 American Book Award for her novel The Living Blood. Ms. Due makes her home in Longview, Washington, with her husband, novelist Steven Barnes. Patricia Stephens Due was a civil rights activist with CORE while attending Florida A&M University. In 1960, based on her nonviolent stand during a landmark "jail-in," she received the prestigious Gandhi Award. She is married to a civil rights lawyer, has three daughters, and continues to work for change in America. Over the years, she has conducted civil rights workshops and re-enactments for colleges, public schools, civic groups, and churches. She lives in Miami, Florida, with her husband, John Due.
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🏆 2004 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award Honor Book - Nonfiction Award
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