Freedom in the Family: A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights
By Tananarive Due and Patricia Stephens Due
Read by Lizan Mitchell and Patricia R. Floyd
Unabridged
Format :
Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664448230
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ISBN: 9781664556065
| Runtime: | 17.37 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Freedom in the Family is American history, written by those who lived it. Tense, human, inspirational, and all true, a testament to character and endurance by women who took active roles in the dramatic events that forever changed the face of this nation.”
—Edna Buchanan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Corpse Had a Familiar Face and The Ice Maiden
“An important, affecting joint memoir that examines the struggles of…the civil rights movement.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“A fascinating and important new book…A memoir so absorbing and essential that it takes two people to tell.”
—Oregonian
“Powerful…Cathartic in its recounting of past obstacles, and optimistic in its hopes for the future.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A riveting account of the Civil Rights struggle…Patricia Floyd and Lizan Mitchell make the listener fully understand the anger, fear, moral certainty, and courage that are required of those who challenge oppression. This superb audiobook gives voice to an intimate accounting of a time usually seen only through the lives of a few illustrious people.”
—AudioFile
“Unmatched…Readers will quite likely be both charmed and educated by these dedicated, candid, brilliant women.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Tananarive Due
Tananarive Due is a former features writer and columnist for the Miami Herald. She has written two highly acclaimed novels, The Between and My Soul to Keep. Ms. Due makes her home in Longview, Washington.
Author Bio: Patricia Stephens Due
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 17.37 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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