March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

Beals, Melba Pattillo; Morrison, Frank [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 132860392X / ISBN 13: 9781328603920

Edité par Clarion Books, 2019

N° de réf. du vendeur 132860392X-3-31472186

Synopsis :

From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow South.

Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior. Frustrated by the laws that kept African-Americans separate but very much unequal to whites, she had questions. Why couldn’t she drink from a "whites only" fountain? Why couldn’t she feel safe beyond home—or even within the walls of church?  Adults all told her: Hold your tongue. Be patient. Know your place. But Beals had the heart of a fighter—and the knowledge that her true place was a free one.

With emotive photos, this memoir paints a vivid picture of Beals’ powerful early journey on the road to becoming a champion for equal rights, an acclaimed journalist, a best-selling author, and the recipient of this country’s highest recognition, the Congressional Gold Medal. Includes a Q&A with Melba and bonus audio clip.

 

À propos de l'auteur:

Melba Pattillo Beals is the author of the best-selling Warriors Don't Cry, and the recipient of the 1995 ALA Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Dr. Beals was given a Congressional Gold Medal for her role, as a fifteen-year-old, in the integration of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas.

 

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to ...
Éditeur : Clarion Books
Date d'édition : 2019
Reliure : paperback
Illustrateur : Morrison, Frank
Etat : Good