Inspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steelepicture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning teamcombines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta.
These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives under the harshest conditions of the Jim Crow era and during the courageous changes of the Civil Rights Movement. With the help of local pastors, Steele recorded these living witnesses to history and folk ways, and shares the significance of being a Black womanchild, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother in Mississippia Jewel of the Delta. From the stand Mrs. Tennie Self took for her marriage to be acknowledged in the phone book, to the life-threatening sacrifice required to vote for the first time, these 50 inspiring portraits are the faces of love and triumph that will teach readers faith and courage in difficult times.
Inspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steelepicture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning teamcombines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta.
These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives under the harshest conditions of the Jim Crow era and during the courageous changes of the Civil Rights Movement. With the help of local pastors, Steele recorded these living witnesses to history and folk ways, and shares the significance of being a Black womanchild, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother in Mississippia Jewel of the Delta. From the stand Mrs. Tennie Self took for her marriage to be acknowledged in the phone book, to the life-threatening sacrifice required to vote for the first time, these 50 inspiring portraits are the faces of love and triumph that will teach readers faith and courage in difficult times.
Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother's Wisdom
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ISBN-13: | 9781455562848 |
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Publisher: | Center Street |
Publication date: | 04/07/2015 |
Pages: | 192 |
Sales rank: | 369,520 |
Product dimensions: | 8.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d) |