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Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
Wade Hudson
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Crown BFYR/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-12635-6
Keywords: Family, segregation, education, religion, Civil Rights workers
A warm detailed look about how family and teachers shaped Hudson's journey from curious and rambunctious child to civil rights activisit. Back matter with historical notes.