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Freedom in the Family
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Freedom in the Family

Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
BookPaperback
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CHF35.90

Description

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 movementits hardships, its nameless foot soldiers, and its achievementsand an incisive examination of the future of justice in this country. Their mother-daughter journey spanning two generations of struggles is an unforgettable story.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-345-44734-0
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publishing date30/12/2003
Pages416 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 140 mm, Height 216 mm, Thickness 22 mm
Weight521 g
Article no.2047884
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.9486946
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Author

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.