Something inside so strong : life in pursuit of choice, courage, and change / Mildred Pitts Walter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walter, Mildred Pitts, author.

Series:

Willie Morris books in memoir and biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walter, Mildred Pitts.

Civil rights workers--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

African American authors--Biography.

African American authors.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019]

Summary:

"This autobiography shares the life story of Mildred Pitts Walter, an award-winning author of twenty-one books for young readers and a lifetime activist in the civil rights and human rights movements. Born in Louisiana in 1922 and raised at the height of the Jim Crow era, she graduated from Southern University, then moved to Los Angeles where she taught elementary school. She wrote her first book in 1969 after realizing a need for her black students to see their reflection in literature. With her husband, Earl Walter, she was active in the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality. She received a master's degree in education from Antioch College, has been inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, and has recorded an oral history for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her travels have taken her to more than twenty countries. Now in her late nineties, she lives in Southern California and continues to work for racial justice and reconciliation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Choice. An Awakening ; Early Years ; First Choices ; Southern University

Courage. Los Angeles: Embracing Courage ; The Consistency of Change ; A Test of Faith ; The Reluctant Writer

Change. Colorado ; A Voice and a Vision ; Suitcase and a Passport ; The Journey to Affirmation.

Other Format:

Online version: Walter, Mildred Pitts, Something inside so strong

ISBN:

9781496825834

1496825837

OCLC:

1099266779

Publisher Number:

40029637915