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Found in Pieces: A Historical Novel of the Struggle for Racial Justice in the 1950s Segregated South (Small Town Race Relations)

George Rollie Adams

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Description:A story of two mothers--one white, one black--struggling for truth and justice in Civil Rights-era South.In 1958, when almost no women own and edit newspapers, Pearl Goodbar, a white mother of two teen-age girls, risks her family's financial future to buy a small, defunct Southern weekly. Before she can get the paper up and running, her husband loses his job, a smoldering desegregation crisis flames up in the state capital, and Elton Washington--a young black man whose mother, Sadie Rose, is also a businesswoman--disappears.The mystery of Elton's whereabouts brings Pearl and Sadie Rose together in a gut-wrenching search for truth and justice and leaves Pearl facing editorial and business decisions that could lead to more money woes and even physical harm to herself and those around her. Which way will she turn when commitment to honesty, integrity, and equal rights runs headlong into responsibility and duty to family?Both women's lived are complicated further when townspeople learn what happened to Elton. Meanwhile, the head of the local White Citizens' Council stirs racial hatred, and another prominent white man hides a dark secret what Sadie Rose knows but will not tell. The town's former marshal--a white septuagenarian everyone calls Mr. Claude--and a black businessman--Leon Jackson--play important roles in the shocking events, including murder, that follow. But Pearl is the key to answers they seek.Editorial reviews:“Found in Pieces is a captivating story and a must-read for anyone interested in American history and how it informs our lives today. Set in the American South in the late 1950s with characters you care about and experiences that tug at your heart, it raises questions about the importance of a free press, the meaning of democracy, and the ultimate fate of American racism. It reminds us of where we have been, how far we have come, and how far we still have to go.”GRETCHEN SORIN, historian and author of Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights“I am grateful for this book. Once upon a time, respectable people thought that races should be kept apart. Insane but true, and Found In Pieces does the work of remembering how natural and easy it is not to see the wrong in front of you. There are always a dozen reasons to overlook injustice. George Rollie Adams dramatizes the problem in a vivid, suspenseful, and violent story that I did not want to put down.” JAMES WHORTON, JR., College at Brockport, author of Frankland and Approximately Heaven“An engaging exploration of changing roles of race and gender told in a page-turning murder mystery.” DELORES JACKSON RADNEY, educator, playwright, and award-winning champion of diversity in the arts“Adams's vivid portrayal of Unionville, Arkansas, in 1958 champions how unknown heroes, like the female editor of a financially struggling newspaper, fought to bring morality and decency to bear against the hatred, violence, and bigotry rampant in one of the more racially charged periods of American history.” CANDACE FLOYD, former editor for History News and American ProfilesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Found in Pieces: A Historical Novel of the Struggle for Racial Justice in the 1950s Segregated South (Small Town Race Relations). To get started finding Found in Pieces: A Historical Novel of the Struggle for Racial Justice in the 1950s Segregated South (Small Town Race Relations), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A story of two mothers--one white, one black--struggling for truth and justice in Civil Rights-era South.In 1958, when almost no women own and edit newspapers, Pearl Goodbar, a white mother of two teen-age girls, risks her family's financial future to buy a small, defunct Southern weekly. Before she can get the paper up and running, her husband loses his job, a smoldering desegregation crisis flames up in the state capital, and Elton Washington--a young black man whose mother, Sadie Rose, is also a businesswoman--disappears.The mystery of Elton's whereabouts brings Pearl and Sadie Rose together in a gut-wrenching search for truth and justice and leaves Pearl facing editorial and business decisions that could lead to more money woes and even physical harm to herself and those around her. Which way will she turn when commitment to honesty, integrity, and equal rights runs headlong into responsibility and duty to family?Both women's lived are complicated further when townspeople learn what happened to Elton. Meanwhile, the head of the local White Citizens' Council stirs racial hatred, and another prominent white man hides a dark secret what Sadie Rose knows but will not tell. The town's former marshal--a white septuagenarian everyone calls Mr. Claude--and a black businessman--Leon Jackson--play important roles in the shocking events, including murder, that follow. But Pearl is the key to answers they seek.Editorial reviews:“Found in Pieces is a captivating story and a must-read for anyone interested in American history and how it informs our lives today. Set in the American South in the late 1950s with characters you care about and experiences that tug at your heart, it raises questions about the importance of a free press, the meaning of democracy, and the ultimate fate of American racism. It reminds us of where we have been, how far we have come, and how far we still have to go.”GRETCHEN SORIN, historian and author of Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights“I am grateful for this book. Once upon a time, respectable people thought that races should be kept apart. Insane but true, and Found In Pieces does the work of remembering how natural and easy it is not to see the wrong in front of you. There are always a dozen reasons to overlook injustice. George Rollie Adams dramatizes the problem in a vivid, suspenseful, and violent story that I did not want to put down.” JAMES WHORTON, JR., College at Brockport, author of Frankland and Approximately Heaven“An engaging exploration of changing roles of race and gender told in a page-turning murder mystery.” DELORES JACKSON RADNEY, educator, playwright, and award-winning champion of diversity in the arts“Adams's vivid portrayal of Unionville, Arkansas, in 1958 champions how unknown heroes, like the female editor of a financially struggling newspaper, fought to bring morality and decency to bear against the hatred, violence, and bigotry rampant in one of the more racially charged periods of American history.” CANDACE FLOYD, former editor for History News and American ProfilesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Found in Pieces: A Historical Novel of the Struggle for Racial Justice in the 1950s Segregated South (Small Town Race Relations). To get started finding Found in Pieces: A Historical Novel of the Struggle for Racial Justice in the 1950s Segregated South (Small Town Race Relations), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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