Freedom in the Family A Mother-Daughter Memoir of the Fight for Civil Rights [Paperback]

Patricia Stephens Due fought for justice during the height of the Civil Rights era. Her daughter, Tananarive, grew up deeply enmeshed in the values of a family committed to making right whatever they saw as wrong. Together, in alternating chapters, they have written a paean to the movement—its hardships, its nameless foot soldiers, and its achievements—and an incisive examination of the future of justice in this country. Their mother-daughter journey spanning two generations of struggles is an unforgettable story.“Fascinating . . . [Freedom in the Family] chronicles the rich details of the struggle.”
—The Miami Herald

“The two generations provide a bifocal view of the Movement and affirm the stories of those who lived, marched, protested, suffered, survived, and died during those tumultuous times.”
—Ebony

“Freedom in the Familyis 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 FaceandThe Ice Maiden

“Revisit[s] an essential era in America, and in doing so not only add[s] another layer of information to understanding that time but, as important, introduce[s] its reality to today’s young.”
—The New York Times

“A MUST-READ FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KNOW HOW MOVEMENT IS MADE AND SUSTAINED.”
—JULIAN BOND
Chairman of the NAACP

“An important, affecting joint memoir that examines the struggles of . . . the civil rights movement.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Compelling . . . Testaments to the unsung women of the civil rights movement and the visionary local leaders who lN