Rosa Parks was often described as a sweet and reticent elderly woman whose tired feet caused her to defy segregation on Montgomery’s city buses; and whose supposedly solitary; spontaneous act sparked the 1955 bus boycott that gave birth to the civil rights movement. The truth of who Rosa Parks was and what really lay beneath the 1955 boycott is far different from anything previously written. In this groundbreaking and important book; Danielle McGuire writes about the rape in 1944 of a twenty-four-year-old mother and sharecropper; Recy Taylor; who strolled toward home after an evening of singing and praying at the Rock Hill Holiness Church in Abbeville; Alabama. Seven white men; armed with knives and shotguns; ordered the young woman into their green Chevrolet; raped her; and left her for dead. The president of the local NAACP branch office sent his best investigator and organizer--Rosa Parks--to Abbeville. In taking on this case; Parks launched a movement that exposed a ritualized history of sexual assault against black women and added fire to the growing call for change.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sharp; blunt; and to the point.By J. W. ZentsProvides lots of excellent talking points. Good as a starter for discussion in a philosophy class; events. In a sense it is a summary of some of the other books come out on this topic in recent years. It hits the high points very nicely.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great starter bookBy james alexander wagnerGreat little starter book for anyone looking to atheism/agnosticism as an option. Very quick read. Brilliantly written.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Inviting; educational; and challenges by providing side-by-side comparisons and alternatives to traditional Christian thought.By A. KellyThis is one of my favorites!Sam Harris makes so many wonderful points in this book. He invites the reader to consider new perspectives; educates them with alternative points of view; and does so without being condescending or dismissive. This is why he is one of my favorite authors; and why this is one of my favorite books.
