Having Our Say: Delany Sisters First 100 Years
Having Our Say: Delany Sisters First 100 Years
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An inspiring memoir by two lively, keen-witted African American senior citizens.
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Having Our Say: Delany Sisters First 100 Years by Sarah L Delany
An inspiring memoir by two lively, keen-witted African American senior citizens. 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,AMY HILL HEARTH is a writer who was born in western Massachusetts but spent her childhood in South Carolina. Her career has included work as a film and drama critic, award-winning columnist, and beat reporter. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781568360102 |
| ISBN 10 | 156836010X |
| Title | Having Our Say: Delany Sisters First 100 Years |
| Author | Sarah L Delany |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kodansha America, Inc |
| Year published | 1993-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 212 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |