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The Mourner's Bench

Sanderia Faye

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Description:Sarah, her mother, Esther, her great-grandmother Granny, and Mudhea, her grandmother live in a small town in Arkansas in the mid-1960's. Esther has been away for years attending art school in Chicago where she has become a feminist and social justice activist. Upon her return to Arkansas, Esther involves herself with the portion of the black community agitating for civil rights including integration of public spaces, public schools, voting rights, and elected representation. Her activism pits her squarely against the women in her family and all that Sarah knows and believes to be true - stay in your place, stay quiet and be happy with what you have. The novel is written in the voice of twelve year old Sarah who is torn between her loyalty to Granny and Mudhea and their values and religious teachings that demand strict obedience to Biblical teachings concerning race and gender and her mother who rejects these values and limitations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mourner's Bench. To get started finding The Mourner's Bench, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 372

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The University of Arkansas Press

Release: 2015

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Description: Sarah, her mother, Esther, her great-grandmother Granny, and Mudhea, her grandmother live in a small town in Arkansas in the mid-1960's. Esther has been away for years attending art school in Chicago where she has become a feminist and social justice activist. Upon her return to Arkansas, Esther involves herself with the portion of the black community agitating for civil rights including integration of public spaces, public schools, voting rights, and elected representation. Her activism pits her squarely against the women in her family and all that Sarah knows and believes to be true - stay in your place, stay quiet and be happy with what you have. The novel is written in the voice of twelve year old Sarah who is torn between her loyalty to Granny and Mudhea and their values and religious teachings that demand strict obedience to Biblical teachings concerning race and gender and her mother who rejects these values and limitations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mourner's Bench. To get started finding The Mourner's Bench, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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