03733cam a2200445 i 4500 552986158 TxAuBib 20220404120000.0 211005s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021021762 9780593126356 hardcover $17.99 0593126351 hardcover $17.99 9780593126363 library binding 059312636X library binding (OCoLC)1273422364 TxAuBib rda Hudson, Wade. Defiant. Defiant [Print] : growing up in the Jim Crow South / Wade Hudson. Growing up in the Jim Crow South. First edition. New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021] xi, 258 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 255). Defiant dreams -- Civil rights and protests -- The Mary Street boys -- The beginning -- Starting a family -- Mischief -- Preschool at Miss Lizzie B's -- Hello, DeSoto Parish Training School -- The other Mansfield -- Making the grades -- TV, radio, and rock and roll -- Family crisis -- A team of our own -- Churchgoing time -- A new school -- An incident to remember -- The wedding of the year -- This little light of mine -- A new DeSoto -- The playwright -- The end of baseball -- Awakening -- Last year -- Graduation -- Goodbyes -- Moving on -- Joining the struggle -- Paying the cost -- Afterword. As the fight for equal rights continues, Defiant takes a critical look at the strides and struggles of the past in this revelatory and moving memoir about a young Black man growing up in the South during the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. For fans of It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime, Stamped, and Brown Girl Dreaming. With his compelling memoir, Hudson will inspire young readers to emulate his ideals and accomplishments." -Booklist, Starred Review Born in 1946 in Mansfield, Louisiana, Wade Hudson came of age against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement. From their home on Mary Street, his close-knit family watched as the country grappled with desegregation, as the Klan targeted the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and as systemic racism struck across the nation and in their hometown. Amidst it all, Wade was growing up. Getting into scuffles, playing baseball, immersing himself in his church community, and starting to write. Most important, Wade learned how to find his voice and use it. From his family, his community, and his college classmates, Wade learned the importance of fighting for change by confronting the laws and customs that marginalized and demeaned people. This powerful memoir reveals the struggles, joys, love, and ongoing resilience that it took to grow up Black in segregated America, and the lessons that carry over to our fight for a better future. Ages 10+ Crown Books for Young Readers. Grades 4-6 Crown Books for Young Readers. 20220404. Hudson, Wade Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers Louisiana Biography Juvenile literature. African American boys Louisiana Biography Juvenile literature. African Americans Louisiana Social life and customs 20th century Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements United States Juvenile literature. Coming of age Juvenile literature. Mansfield (La.) Biography Juvenile literature. TXTLL