Betty Shabazz

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The gunmen rose from the crowd and set their sights on Malcolm X. The thund er of shotgun blasts ripped through the ballroom, and Betty Shabazz turned to see her husband float backward, keel over and crash to the ballroom stag e. She grabbed her children, hurling them beneath a booth and shielding the m with her body while the room erupted into screams and chaos. As she lay t here squeezing her family, the Betty Shabazz who was the dutiful and obedie nt wife of the Civil Rights Movement's most feared leader ceased to be, and the woman who emerged would become one of the greatest heroines of our day . Betty Shabazz: A Remarkabe Story of Survival and Faith before and after Mal colm X is the first major biography of Dr. Betty Shabazz, the unsung and co ntroversial champion of the Civil Rights era. From her early marriage to bl ack liberation's raging voice through her evolution into a powerful and out spoken African-American leader, Betty Shabazz was in constant struggle to b ring freedom and justice to her people. Yet, at times her greatest fight wa s to struggle through tragedy and hold on to her faith amidst the stereotyp es forced on her by a culture of racism and the very people she was trying to liberate. To read Betty Shabazz is to experience this remarkable life. With eloquent and intimate prose, Russell J. Rickford puts you on the scene as a young Betty Sanders is taken in by foster parents after a troubled childhood. You are there as Malcolm X comes home from a hard day of railing ag.

Product Info

ISBN: 1402201710

ISBN-13: 9781402201714

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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