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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Love Lifted Me: ...from sharecropping to Harvard!

Love Lifted Me: ...from sharecropping to Harvard!

Blake, Bessie W.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral EducationGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0983569908
ISBN13: 9780983569909
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Mar 31 2022
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Love Lifted Me is the captivating account of Dr. Bessie Waites Blake's amazing journey from sharecropping to Harvard. This insightful autobiography reveals a passion for teaching and learning that is anchored in the spiritual gifts of a loving mother; in the compassion of teachers; in nurturing Black public schools and colleges that buffered against the negative effects of Jim Crow systems; in holistic settings that value life experience learning; in educational leaderships positions that stretch talents; and in the impact of humble church tutors, mentors and icons like Sister Dorothy Ann Kelly, Gordon Parks, Rosa Parks and Cicely Tyson who teach powerful lessons about integrity and persistence in struggles for social justice.

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