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My mother had a dream : African-American women share their mothers' words of wisdom / edited by Tamara Nikuradse.
LIBRA - Rare E185.86 .M967 1997 Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women--Life skills guides.
- African American women.
- Mothers and daughters.
- United States.
- African American women--Quotations.
- Mothers and daughters--United States--Quotations.
- Genre:
- Life skills guides.
- Quotations.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 253 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Plume, 1997.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Motherhood: The Gift of Love
- Roots: The Gift of Heritage
- Readin', Writin', 'Rithmetic: The Gift of Learning
- Identity: The Gift of Self
- Fundamentals: The Gift of Values
- Sturdy Black Bridges: The Gift of Support
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T: The Gift of Pride
- Go On, Girl!: The Gift of Inspiration
- The School of Hard Knocks: The Gift of Perseverance
- It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: The Gift of Community
- "Jump at de Sun": The Gift of Dreams
- AMEN!: The Gift of Faith
- Earning a Day's Keep: The Gift of Work
- Men-The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: The Gift of Good Advince
- We Shall Overcome: The Gift of Strength
- In Praise of Mama: God's Own Gift
- Life Lessons: The Gift of Wisdom.
- Notes:
- "A Plume Book."
- "Cover design by Megan Greig. Cover art by Faith Ringgold."
- Originally published by Dutton 1996.
- ISBN:
- 0452276055
- 9780452276055
- OCLC:
- 36959779
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