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Constance Curry
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Publication date
November 4, 2014
Pages
258
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781616205591
ISBN-10
1616205598
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.64 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
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âTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN IS AN EDUCATION.â âMae Bertha Carter
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In 1965, the Carters, an African American sharecropping family with thirteen children, took public officials at their word when they were offered âFreedom of Choiceâ to send their children to any school they wished, and so began their unforeseen struggle to desegregate the schools of Sunflower County, Mississippi. In this true account from the front lines of the civil rights movement, four generations of the Carter family speak to author and civil rights activist Constance Curry, who lived this story alongside the familyâa story of clear-eyed determination, extraordinary grit, and sweet triumph.
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âDignity . . . is a quality displayed in abundance by the heroes of this tale . . . Mae Bertha cut a path for her children. Now it is their turn, and their children's turn.â âThe New York Times
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âAlternately inspiring and mortifying, frightening and enraging . . . Silver Rights is a sure-to-be-classic account of 1960s desegregation.â âLos Angeles Times
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 âA âcase studyâ of moral leadership . . . [An] instructive, even revelatory book.â âRobert Coles, author of Children of Crisis
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âThe book has an immediacy, intimacy and emotional truth that history rarely reveals. It also unfolds with a simplicity of words and facts that make the Carters' courage, faith and love a reality any reader can share.â âSmithsonian
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âA solid contribution to the literature of recent American political history.â âKirkus Reviews
âSilver Rights is pure gold . . . Connie Curry shines a light on the civil rights movementâs unknown makers . . . A must-read.â âJulian Bond
A LITERARY GUILD SELECTION
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In 1965, the Carters, an African American sharecropping family with thirteen children, took public officials at their word when they were offered âFreedom of Choiceâ to send their children to any school they wished, and so began their unforeseen struggle to desegregate the schools of Sunflower County, Mississippi. In this true account from the front lines of the civil rights movement, four generations of the Carter family speak to author and civil rights activist Constance Curry, who lived this story alongside the familyâa story of clear-eyed determination, extraordinary grit, and sweet triumph.
Â
âDignity . . . is a quality displayed in abundance by the heroes of this tale . . . Mae Bertha cut a path for her children. Now it is their turn, and their children's turn.â âThe New York Times
Â
âAlternately inspiring and mortifying, frightening and enraging . . . Silver Rights is a sure-to-be-classic account of 1960s desegregation.â âLos Angeles Times
Â
 âA âcase studyâ of moral leadership . . . [An] instructive, even revelatory book.â âRobert Coles, author of Children of Crisis
Â
âThe book has an immediacy, intimacy and emotional truth that history rarely reveals. It also unfolds with a simplicity of words and facts that make the Carters' courage, faith and love a reality any reader can share.â âSmithsonian
Â
âA solid contribution to the literature of recent American political history.â âKirkus Reviews
âSilver Rights is pure gold . . . Connie Curry shines a light on the civil rights movementâs unknown makers . . . A must-read.â âJulian Bond
A LITERARY GUILD SELECTION
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With Constance Curry |
Reissue edition from Algonquin Books (November 4, 2014)
9781616205591 | details & prices | 258 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $15.95
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