Sadistically teased by two white boys in 1940's rural Mississippi, a black youth severely injures one of the boys with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state. #MildredTaylor #LetsReadTogether
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Fresh coffee brewed? Check. Housework done? Check. Now about to make a start on this 😃
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5. Contextualize
I’m just a white girl from Portland & when asked what ‘radicalized’ me, this book is my answer
It grabbed me in a way that wasn’t full of pity or self-centeredness —but of kinship—& it made Black history IMPORTANT
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