Barefootin' : life lessons from the road to freedom
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, ©2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 258 pages ; 25 cm
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Valor Christian High School - BIOGRAPHY | B BLA | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
African American women civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Blackwell, Unita, -- 1933-
Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography.
Mayersville (Miss.) -- Biography.
Mayors -- Mississippi -- Mayersville -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Race relations.
Women mayors -- Mississippi -- Mayersville -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Blackwell, Unita, -- 1933-
Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi -- Biography.
Mayersville (Miss.) -- Biography.
Mayors -- Mississippi -- Mayersville -- Biography.
Mississippi -- Race relations.
Women mayors -- Mississippi -- Mayersville -- Biography.
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, ©2006.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
In 1933, Unita Blackwell was born in a tiny Mississippi town where living was as hard as it gets. She grew up in a sharecropping family and left school at age twelve to make a living. But Unita was forever changed in 1964 when civil rights workers came to her town. Electrified, she transformed her life from despair to hope, and here she details her inspirational rise from poverty to power, from silence to outspokenness, from oppression to freedom. From her rebirth as a social activist to her tenure as mayor of her home town, to her work as an international peacemaker and presidential advisor, here are all the unlikely turns of Unita's remarkable life. The lessons she shares affirm and motivate us all, whether it's to remember that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, that world-changing movements are the result of many small steps, or that freedom means taking responsibility for our own lives and helping to make the world a better place for all.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Blackwell, U., & Morris, J. P. (2006). Barefootin': life lessons from the road to freedom . Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blackwell, Unita, 1933- and JoAnne Prichard. Morris. 2006. Barefootin': Life Lessons From the Road to Freedom. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Blackwell, Unita, 1933- and JoAnne Prichard. Morris. Barefootin': Life Lessons From the Road to Freedom Crown Publishers, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Blackwell, Unita, and JoAnne Prichard Morris. Barefootin': Life Lessons From the Road to Freedom Crown Publishers, 2006.
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