Tag Archives: segregation

Review: Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pgs. Publisher: Gallery Books (July 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 1476707723 Source: Publisher My daddy says that when you do somethin’ to distract you from your worstest fears, it’s like whistlin’ past the graveyard. You know, making a racket to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gallery Books, General Fiction | Tagged 1960s, coming-of-age, racial tension, segregation | 3 Comments

Review: We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (February 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 1561456276 Source: Publisher Many of us have basic details about the Birmingham Children’s March in 1963 in which 4,000 students boycotted school in a march to protest segregation. Yet never … Continue reading →