What was it like to grow up African-American in the Jim Crow era and early civil rights movement of the South?
Anne Moody tells a deeply personal story of social justice in her classic American memoir, "Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South." Having experienced the perils of being African-American during the pre-civil rights era, she became an activist in the civil-rights movement, passionate for freedom and justice.
In her book "Delta Jewels," Alysia Steele puts a face on history with images and text chronicling the lives of 50 African-American women who lived through segregation, struggle and liberation as lifelong residents of the Deep South.
Guests:
- DL Grant, manager of the Carver Branch of San Antonio Public Library
- Barbara Bowie, Mississippi Freedom Rider
- Professor Carey Latimore, associate professor of history at Trinity University
- Alysia Steele, journalism professor at Ole Miss and author of "Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother's Wisdom"
San Antonio's annual Dream Week kicks off Jan. 6, 2017. The city-wide summit of events encourages residents "to participate in an open forum where real-world issues are discussed in a well-balanced manner" to proliferate the teachings and aspirations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dream Week will host a reading and discussion of Moody's autobiography Saturday, Jan. 7, from 12-2 p.m. at the Carver Library.