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African American women Biography African Americans Civil rights History 20th century African Americans Intellectual life African Americans Race identity African Americans Social life and customs Jefferson, Margo 1947- Mothers Untied States Biography Till, Emmett 1941-1955 Till-Mobley, Mamie 1921-2003 United StatesJefferson, Margo
Summary: "Stunning for her daring originality, the author of Negroland gives us what she calls "a temperamental autobiography," comprised of visceral, intimate fragments that fuse criticism and memoir. Margo Jefferson constructs a nervous system with pieces of different lengths and tone, conjoining arts writing (poem, song, performance) with life writing (history, psychology). The book's structure is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2022
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Summary: "The story of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's death into a call to action for the civil rights movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022