    | Defiant : growing up in the Jim Crow South Author: Hudson, Wade | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
The memoir of Wade Hudson, a Black man and Civil Rights activist who came of age in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: UG Reading Level: 5.60 Points: 9.0 Quiz: 515723 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/01/21)
School Library Journal (10/01/21)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/10/21)
The Hornbook (00/11/21)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 10/01/2021 Gr 9 Up—The author, publisher, and civil rights activist spent his formative years in Mansfield, Louisiana. Nicknamed Brother, Hudson was introduced to leadership at an early age as he began to organize baseball teams, plays, and other projects. The adults in his life saw this natural ability and began to encourage him to hone these skills. While his life was filled with family, faith, and love, Hudson was slowly becoming aware of the injustices inflicted on his community. He noticed the ways Jim Crow laws impacted the lives of his friends and family and wondered why. His desire for progress led him to create the civil rights organization S.O.U.L (Society for Opportunity, Unity, and Leadership). The organization and the police's response to it would lead Hudson to a life of activism. This memoir offers a snapshot of a community enriched by love and chained by systemic racism. VERDICT A great pick for public and school libraries looking for firsthand accounts of the effects of Jim Crow on young people.—Desiree Thomas, Worthington Lib., OH - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
