Courage to Hope - How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear (Paperback)

Sherrod was a lifelong activist who served as Georgia's first black director of rural development. In the summer of 2010, a right-wing blogger disseminated an ill- conceived video clip of a speech Sherrod had given to the Georgia NAACP, intending to make her an example of "reverse racism." The media frenzy that ensued caused the Obama administration to demand her resignation. After hearing from Sherrod herself and learning the entire truth of what she said in that speech, the administration tried to backtrack. Public officials and media professionals admitted to being duped and apologized for their rush to judgment. Ultimately, Sherrod found herself the subject of a teachable moment. The Courage to Hope addresses this regrettable moment in American politics, but it also tells Sherrod's own story of growing up on a farm in southwest Georgia during the final violent years of Jim Crow.

General

Imprint:	Atria Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Shirley Sherrod
As told to:	Catherine Whitney
Dimensions:	211 x 137 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-4516-5101-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-4516-5101-5
Barcode:	9781451651010

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