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Barefootin': Life Lessons from the Road to Freedom

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I am reading this book now, but more importantly,

I saw Ms. Blackwell last night , at a reading at 61 coffee

in Vicksburg Ms. She is an amazing presence, and the

co-author, Joanne Morris, who read, also.

This is well, just read it . You will love it.

I have not written a review before, I love lots

of books, but this one is special. I moved to Mississippi

from Minnesota, and this is what I needed to hear about this

state.

I received the book in good time and the book is in good condition.

A woman refuses to give up her seat on a bus; marchers are attacked on a bridge; an eloquent leader spends time in jail; a president signs landmark legislation. We think we know most of what there is to know about the Civil Rights movement in the '60s, but this book gives us rare insight into the ground-level realities of change. How did the footsoldiers in places like rural Mississippi fight the great war? Read this excellent book to find out.

This is an extremely good book. The author not only graphically tells it like it was in MS in the 60's, but also relates her life story that can only encourage anybody. From a kid picking cotton in the Delta in the 50's to becoming a Harvard Fellow and a recipient of a McArthur Genius Fellowship later in life, MS Blackwell tells a Hell of a story. This book is a must read.

Barefootin' is as captivating and real as Mississippi Delta Blues.It is memorable, entertaining, and beautifully written.I learned a lot, felt a lot and cheered a lot while reading this wise, funny and brave recounting of the life and times of an American Renaissance woman, Unita Blackwell, who has lived long enough and remarkably enough to become an historical icon of the Civil Rights struggle. But, thankfully, her earthy humanity overcomess that pigeonhole and, as Barefootin' makes clear, Unita is a woman for the ages.

A wonderful review of the life of one of the first African American Mayors in Mississippi as well as the first female mayor. I am using this work along with other documents to complete a thesis. It is also a wonderful read just because.