"Song for My Father" is a daughter's memoir of her father, Charles
M. Stokes, a prominent African-American member of the National
Republican Party. Known as "Stokey," he was born just forty years
after the abolition of slavery. But by the time he became a pioneer
in the fields of law, legislation, and politics -- during the
turbulent and transformative 1960s and 70s -- contemporary
associations of the GOP with the "party of Lincoln" had faded.
Stokes's choice to remain a Republican against the tide of black
Democratic political loyalty took courage. He would live to become
Seattle's first black state legislator and serve as Washington
State's first African-American district court judge.
With "Song for My Father," Ms. Stokes pays tribute to a man
whose love for his country, his family, and his people made a world
of difference for generations to come. Stokes's life is a
compelling example of what American Dreams are made of.
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