In My Wildest Dreams by Leslie Thomas
1957 - Troubled times. Cracks are forming in the foundation of separate but equal. Battle lines are being drawn and armies assembling on both sides of the issue. A na ve and untraveled Donnie Hansen along with twenty other teens set out from Boston headed for North Carolina to hold a racially integrated youth conference. The ghosts of racism, both ethereal and solid, dog the journey from the start.As the tour sinks below the Mason-Dixon line the idealism of the group begins to succumb to fear for their safety as they encounter blatant bigotry and the odd quirk engendered by the separate but equal philosophy engrain in the southern states. Separate bathrooms, separate drinking fountains and refusal of service based only on the premise of skin color begin to take their toll.Can Donnie and the conference strike a blow for equality, make a difference, survive?
Thomas, Alfred: - Alfred Thomas is an associate professor of collision repair at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He is also a contributing editor for Auto Body Repair News, a monthly collision repair technical journal. Mr. Thomas is an ASE Master Certified Collision Repair and Refinishing Technician and an I-CAR Platinum(TM) technician. His educational background includes a Master of Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University, a Bachelor of Science degree from Trevecca Nazarene University, and an Associate of Arts degree from Washtenaw Community College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140080667 |
| ISBN 10 | 014008066X |
| Title | In My Wildest Dreams |
| Author | Leslie Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1986-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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