A Song of Faith and Hope: The Life of Frankie Muse Freeman

by Frankie Muse Freeman and Candace O'Connor

Book Overview

Growing up in the Jim Crow era South, Frankie Freeman learned lessons about discrimination. She walked places rather than take the segregated streetcar; she felt hurts and vowed privately never to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883982413
• ISBN13: 9781883982416
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A stirring portrayal and highly recommended reading

A Song Of Faith And Hope: The Life Of Frankie Muse Freeman is the fascinating memoir of a most remarkable African-American woman, who grew up in the Jim Crow era South and, upset at the injustice that surrounded her every day, became an effective St. Louis civil rights attorney who dedicated her personal and professional life to improving justice and equality for all, and which eventually earned her the distinction of being the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights. A stirring portrayal and highly recommended reading, A Song Of Faith And Hope is an invaluable contribution to personal and academic Black Studies collections.