2019 A to Z Challenge - "H"
2019 July Motif - Through the Years
3 related women in/around Detroit, MI, 3 different eras, 1 continual problem - race.
1. Mary 1860's - 1870's Civil War
2. Nora - 1960's Detroit Riots
3. Elizabeth - present day
The 3 different time periods provide the different voices and shows the slow progression of race relations.
Books on race relations have always been important but even more so now with the volatile and divisive society we found ourselves in. We must never allow ourselves to lose the progress we have made through the abolishment of slavery and the implementation of the Civil Rights Act. By reading books such as this we continue to gain empathy for those who continually are marginalized.
Quotes: "'Balsams don't march. We mind our own business. We don't protest. We don't make a fuss.'...'That's because you've got nothing to make a fuss about.'"
"'Worrying won't change things....Change happens when the cost of keeping things the way they are is too high.'"
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