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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Sarah L. Delany

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In their 200+ combined years, Sadie and Bessie Delany have seen it all. They saw their father, who was born into slavery, become America's first black Episcopal bishop. They saw their mother--a woman of mixed racial parentage who was born free--give birth to ten children, all of whom would become college-educated, successful professionals in a time when blacks could scarcely expect to receive a high school diploma. They saw the post-Reconstruction South, the Jim Crow laws, Harlem's Golden Age, and the Civil Rights movement--and, in their own feisty, wise, inimitable way, they've got a lot to say about it.More than a firsthand account of black American history, "Having Our Say" teaches us about surviving, thriving, and embracing life, no matter what obstacles are in our way.

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Pages:: pages

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Publisher:: Dell

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0440220424

ISBN13:: 9780440220428

kindle Asin:: B01DRX6SUW

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Sarah L. Delany

4.17/5 (13545 ratings)

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In their 200+ combined years, Sadie and Bessie Delany have seen it all. They saw their father, who was born into slavery, become America's first black Episcopal bishop. They saw their mother--a woman of mixed racial parentage who was born free--give birth to ten children, all of whom would become college-educated, successful professionals in a time when blacks could scarcely expect to receive a high school diploma. They saw the post-Reconstruction South, the Jim Crow laws, Harlem's Golden Age, and the Civil Rights movement--and, in their own feisty, wise, inimitable way, they've got a lot to say about it.More than a firsthand account of black American history, "Having Our Say" teaches us about surviving, thriving, and embracing life, no matter what obstacles are in our way.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Dell

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0440220424

ISBN13:: 9780440220428

kindle Asin:: B01DRX6SUW

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