Fearless Freedom is now available in paperback! It took me a bit longer to complete than I had planned, but it was worth the extra wait. I love electronic media and I love my e-reader, but there is nothing like … Continue reading
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March Book 1 is the first in a trilogy of graphic novels written by U.S. Representative and civil rights icon, John Lewis with his former press secretary, Andrew Aydin, and illustrated by Nate Powell. March opens with the infamous 1965 … Continue reading
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four girls, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, (all aged 14), and Denise McNair, (age 11), were killed in the explosion. … Continue reading
I had a wonderful time meeting people, attending the Marching Forward By Looking Back conference, marching through the streets of Washington at the 50th Anniversary March on Washington, listening to President Obama and many others speak in front of … Continue reading
Fearless Freedom is published! The ebook version of Fearless Freedom is available for purchase at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and Smashwords.com. You can read Fearless Freedom on your e-reader, tablet, computer, or Smartphone. I hope you will enjoy my book … Continue reading
August 28 of this month marks the 50th Anniversary of the historic March on Washington, and activities are planned all over the country. In Washington DC, the marching begins on Saturday, August 24, with a commemorative march and rally. The … Continue reading
During this summer of history making 50th anniversaries, why not read about what it was like to be a kid in the segregated South before and during the civil rights movement? Here are some great books to get you started. … Continue reading
This year, several events of the civil right movement, both wonderful and terrible, mark their 50th anniversaries. May 3, 2013 was the 50th anniversary of Double D Day, the day eleven-year-old Nicey, the protagonist in my book, Fearless Freedom, marched … Continue reading
I was inspired to write Fearless Freedom after watching a show, on Oprah back in 2011, about the Freedom Riders on their 50th anniversary. The Freedom Riders were a group of black and white people, mostly college students who rode … Continue reading