Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as
seen through the eyes of her twelve-year-old self, Willie Mae Brown
gives readers an unforgettable portrayal of her coming-of-age in a
fractured town at the crossroads of history. Selma's pivotal role
in the civil rights movement forms an inescapable backdrop in this
collection of stories. In one, Willie Mae takes it upon herself to
offer summer babysitting services to a glamorous single white
mother - a secret she keeps from her father that unravels with
shocking results. In another, Willie Mae reluctantly joins her
mother at a church rally, and is forever changed after hearing
Martin Luther King Jr. deliver a defiant speech. My Selma! captures
the voice and vision of a perspicacious, impetuous, resourceful
young person who gives us a loving portrayal of her hometown while
also delivering a no-holds-barred indictment of the time and place.
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