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The 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
By Johnson, Yvette
- ISBN
- 9781476754949 9781476754963
- Publisher
- Atria
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Reviewed on May 15, 2017 | Social Sciences
Throughout her life, filmmaker Johnson heard conflicting tales about her grandfather Booker Wright, who died in 1973—a year before she was born. He was known in Greenwood, MS, for being one of the few black waiters at a popular whites-only restaurant. However, he was also the respected owner of an eatery that served blacks in this racially divided town during the Jim Crow era and the turmoil of the early civil rights movement. As the a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
