Description: Song and the Silence by Yvette Johnson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In this "beautiful, evocative" (Booklist, starred review) memoir, Yvette Johnson travels to the Mississippi Delta to uncover the moving, true story of her late grandfather Booker Wright, whose extraordinary act of courage would change his and, later, her life forever. "Have to keep that smile," Booker Wright said in the 1966 NBC documentary Mississippi: A Self-Portrait. At the time, Wright was a waiter in a "whites only" restaurant and a local business owner who would become an unwitting icon of the Civil Rights Movement. For he did the unthinkable: speaking in front of a national audience, he described what daily life was truly like for black people of Greenwood, Mississippi. Four decades later, Yvette Johnson, Wrights granddaughter, found footage of the controversial documentary. No one in her family knew of his television appearance. Even more curious for Johnson was that for most of her life shed barely heard mention of her grandfathers name. Born a year after Wrights death and raised in a wealthy San Diego neighborhood, Johnson admits she never had to confront race in the way Southern blacks did in the 1960s. Compelled to learn more about her roots, she travels back to Greenwood, Mississippi, a beautiful Delta town steeped in secrets and a scarred past, to interview family members about the real Booker Wright. As she uncovers her grandfathers compelling and ultimately tragic story, she also confronts her own conflicted feelings surrounding race, family, and forgiveness. "With profound insight and unwavering compassion, Johnson weaves an unforgettable story" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about her journey in pursuit of her familys past--and ultimately finding a hopeful vision of the future for us all. Author Biography Yvette Johnson is a writer, film producer, and speaker. She coproduced the documentary Bookers Place: A Mississippi Story, which premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Details ISBN 1476754950 ISBN-13 9781476754956 Title Song and the Silence Author Yvette Johnson Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 336 Publisher Atria Books GE_Item_ID:125023655; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781476754956
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Book Title: Song and the Silence : A Story about Family, Race, and What Was Revealed in a Small Town in the Mississippi Delta While Searching for Booker Wright
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Discrimination & Race Relations, General, Violence in Society, Historical, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Genre: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.7 Oz
Item Length: 8.4 in
Author: Yvette Johnson
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
