Defiant
Growing Up in the Jim Crow South
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Defiant
Narrated by:
Wade Hudson
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Narrated by:
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Wade Hudson
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By:
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Wade Hudson
About this listen
"With his compelling memoir, Hudson will inspire young readers to
emulate his ideals and accomplishments.” –Booklist, Starred Review
Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, Wade Hudson came of age against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement. From their home on Mary Street, his close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation, as the Klan targeted the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown.
Amidst it all, Wade was growing up. Getting into scuffles, playing baseball, immersing himself in his church community, and starting to write. Most important, Wade learned how to find his voice and use it. From his family, his community, and his college classmates, Wade learned the importance of fighting for change by confronting the laws and customs that marginalized and demeaned people.
This powerful memoir reveals the struggles, joys, love, and ongoing resilience that it took to grow up Black in segregated America, and the lessons that carry over to our fight for a better future.
Critic Reviews
"Absorbing, conversational memoir." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Powerful testimony from a children’s literature legend." -Kirkus Reviews
"This memoir offers a snapshot of a community enriched by love and chained by systemic racism." –School Library Journal.” –School Library Journal
"Powerful testimony from a children’s literature legend." -Kirkus Reviews
"This memoir offers a snapshot of a community enriched by love and chained by systemic racism." –School Library Journal.” –School Library Journal
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